Wood Sprite PhotoApr 23
Standing in Cloudcroft, looking down at White Sands National Park. 🌲 It is amazing how you can go from high mountain pines to the desert floor in just a few miles. This view over the Tularosa Basin never gets old. ✨
#Landscape #Photography #Nature #Cloudcroft #WhiteSands
New Mexico NomadApr 13

Cloudcroft was founded as a logging camp for the railroad built through Alamogordo, 4500-feet below in the Tularosa Basin. The cooler temperatures in the mountains, and beautiful forests and meadows, made the village a popular destination for people seeking a reprieve from the heat at lower elevations.

#NewMexico #travel #roadtrip #daytrip #weekendgetaway #Cloudcroft

New Mexico NomadMar 30
Located near #Cloudcroft, Apache Point #Observatory (APO) is a major astronomical research facility, founded in 1985 and managed by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC). It is famous for hosting the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). #NewMexico #travel #roadtrip #daytrip #weekendgetaway
New Mexico NomadMar 30

Located near #Cloudcroft, Apache Point #Observatory (APO) is a major astronomical research facility, founded in 1985 and managed by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC). It is famous for hosting the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).

#travel #NewMexico #roadtrip #daytrip #weekendgetaway

PeanutDustMar 6
Work in southern #NewMexico this week involved a lot of driving and talking, but I was able to get a few short hikes in. This is a #panorama from the Rim Trail in the Sacramento Mountains just outside #Cloudcroft, looking down to the Tularosa Basin. I do love NM. #hiking #nature
Greg TrippFeb 18
View from the Tunnel Vista Observation site near Cloudcroft, NM. White Sands National Park is visible in the distance to the left.

#newmexico #cloudcroft #cloudcroftnm #desert #desertlandscape #landscape #desertlandscapes #landscapephotography
New Mexico NomadNov 20, 2025
#Cloudcroft, #NewMexico offers a mix of rustic adventure and small-town appeal. At 9,000 feet above sea level, the charming village is known as a cool summer escape from desert heat, with quaint shops and historic sites like the Mexican Canyon Trestle. #roadtrip #daytrip #travel #hiking #skiing
New Mexico NomadAug 28, 2025
The Lodge at Cloudcroft is a historic resort resting at 9,000 ft. Constructed in 1899 by the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway, the resort became a successful mountain retreat. Of course, it has a resident ghost, Rebecca Porter. #NewMexico #weekendgetaway #Cloudcroft
New Mexico NomadFeb 2, 2025
Moment of Zen. Bluff Springs, outside of #Cloudcroft, #NewMexico in the Sacramento Mountains. #nature #peace #waterisprecious #OptOutside #daytrip
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New Mexico NomadJan 24, 2025
At over 9000 ft elevation, #Cloudcroft is 16 miles from #Alamogordo, but 4500 ft higher. Totally different weather on a daily basis. I use this when visiting White Sands. Too hot in the summer? Stay in Cloudcroft. Drop to the basin after 5 PM. Too cold? Stay in Alamogordo. Much warmer. #NewMexico
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