Cloudcroft, New Mexico Cloudcroft, New Mexico Cloudcroft in the summer Cloudcroft in the summer Location of Cloudcroft, New Mexico Location of Cloudcroft, New Mexico Cloudcroft, New Mexico is positioned in the US Cloudcroft, New Mexico - Cloudcroft, New Mexico State New Mexico Cloudcroft is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, and is inside the Lincoln National Forest.
Even with being positioned in an otherwise dry region, its extremely high altitude (8,600 feet (2,600 m); one of the highest in the U.S.) allows for a mostly mild summer that makes it a prominent tourist attraction in West Texas and New Mexico.
Several small communities near Cloudcroft: Weed, Lost Lodge, Sunspot, Mayhill, Pinon, and Timberon.
2 Cloudcroft company precinct fire In the 1890s, the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, organized by brothers Charles Bishop Eddy and John Arthur Eddy, appeared in the newly established town of Alamogordo intending to continue the rail line north to the quarrying town of White Oaks and beyond.
The name of Cloudcroft a pasture for the clouds was suggested and work on the line soon began.
By the end of the year, the rail line had been extended as far as Toboggan Canyon, and assembly was started on a pavilion at the summit to furnish accommodations for the anticipated tourists.
Favorable reports in newspapers quickly made Cloudcroft a prominent destination.
The rail line appeared in Cloudcroft in early 1900, and in June 1900 the train depot was finished, positioned just west of The Pavilion.
The Lodge at Cloudcroft hosted various famous guests, including Judy Garland, Gilbert Roland, Clark Gable, and Pancho Villa.
In the 1930s the resort was managed by Conrad Hilton, who was born and raised in San Antonio, New Mexico.
Since then, tourism in Cloudcroft has grown beyond The Lodge and Pavilion to Burro Street near Highway 82, where many small shops and restaurants are positioned and where summer street dances are hosted.
Cloudcroft company precinct fire An early morning fire on Monday, December 13, 2010 in Cloudcroft finished two downtown buildings and caused smoke damage to a several other businesses along Burro Avenue, Cloudcroft's chief street and a primary tourist attraction.
The 100-year-old Pine Stump Mall building, housing various businesses on the boardwalk, burned to the ground, while the Copper Butterfly building, gutted by the fire, left the building's walls standing without a roof.
Later that day, fire crews were forced to demolish the Copper Butterfly because of fire damage.
Cloudcroft Mayor Dave Venable, owner of the Pine Stump Mall, said no one was injured in the fire and the buildings were unoccupied at the time of the blaze, which began around 4 a.m.
New Mexico TV station KRQE first broke the story on Twitter which quickly became a origin of updates through the day on the fire, including Cloudcroft Webcam which happened to be directed at Burro Avenue and the affected area.
The cause of the fire was undetermined as of the day of the fire. Later investigation suggested that an electrical short, possibly related to holiday decorations, sparked the initial fire.
Cloudcroft is positioned at 32 57 17 N 105 44 26 W (32.954680, -105.740500). Elevation is 8,663 feet (2,640 m).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
The climate of Cloudcroft and the Sacramento Mountains is cooler and receives more rain and snow flurry than the encircling areas in West Texas and southern New Mexico.
Cloudcroft meets the criteria of a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb), if the 0 - C isotherm is used.
Climate data for Cloudcroft, New Mexico The average homehold size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the village, the populace was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 8.7% of families and 9.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Cloudcroft is home to three festivals, each taking place at Zenith Park.
Alamogordo, New Mexico, west of the town along U.S.
Roswell, New Mexico, northeast of the town Ruidoso, New Mexico, northeast of the town Carlsbad, New Mexico, southeast of the town Sunspot, New Mexico, south of the town along Sunspot Highway "Travel News & Information | Fodor's Travel Guides".
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"Cloudcroft fire destroys businesses - Alamogordo Daily News".
"Cloudcroft, New Mexico averages".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cloudcroft.
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce Cloudcroft Municipal Schools Cloudcroft Light Opera Company (CLOC) Municipalities and communities of Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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