Otero County, New Mexico

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Otero County, New Mexico is a largely rural county in south-central New Mexico known for its desert landscapes, including parts of White Sands and the Lincoln National Forest, and the city of Alamogordo.

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Otero County 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
bordersCountry Mexico NERFINISHED
bordersState Texas
containsCensusDesignatedPlace Boles Acres, New Mexico
High Rolls, New Mexico
Holloman AFB, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Timberon, New Mexico
containsCity Alamogordo
surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
containsDesert Tularosa Basin region
surface form: Tularosa Basin
containsDuneField gypsum sand dunes of White Sands
containsMilitaryInstallation Holloman Air Force Base NERFINISHED
White Sands Missile Range
containsMountainRange Sacramento Mountains NERFINISHED
containsProtectedArea Lincoln National Forest NERFINISHED
White Sands National Park
containsTown Tularosa, New Mexico
containsVillage Cloudcroft, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Orogrande, New Mexico
country United States of America
governmentType county government
hasBorderWithCounty Chaves County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Doña Ana County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Eddy County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
El Paso County, Texas NERFINISHED
Hudspeth County, Texas NERFINISHED
Lincoln County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Sierra County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic arid climate
desert landscapes
largely rural
hasEconomicActivity military-related employment
tourism
hasLandscapeFeature Chihuahuan Desert
hasMajorHighway U.S. Route 54 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 70 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 82 NERFINISHED
hasTouristAttraction Cloudcroft mountain recreation
White Sands National Park
isPartOfRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

southern New Mexico
largestCity Alamogordo
surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
locatedIn south-central New Mexico
namedAfter Miguel Antonio Otero NERFINISHED
seat Alamogordo
surface form: Alamogordo, New Mexico
state New Mexico
timeZone Mountain Time Zone

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El Paso County adjacentTo Otero County, New Mexico
Eddy County borderedBy Otero County, New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico borderedBy Otero County, New Mexico
Chaves County borders Otero County, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Otero County
White Sands Missile Range locatedIn Otero County, New Mexico