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About Cloudcroft, NM

Cloudcroft perches at 8,650 feet in New Mexico's Sacramento Mountains, offering summer temperatures 20-30 degrees cooler than the desert below. Reach this mountain retreat via the scenic 18-mile climb on US Highway 82 from Alamogordo, gaining over 4,000 feet through Lincoln National Forest. The historic Lodge at Cloudcroft, built in 1899, still operates as a Victorian resort and is reportedly haunted by Rebecca, a chambermaid who died there in the early 1900s.

Where is Cloudcroft, NM on the map?

Cloudcroft, NM is in United States, at 32.953, -105.733 - about 12 km west of Twin Forks, NM.

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Weather in Cloudcroft, NM

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Cloudy24° / 14°C
  • Precip: 0.3 mm
  • Wind: 25 km/h
Tomorrow
Drizzle23° / 15°C
  • Precip: 1.1 mm
  • Wind: 22 km/h

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The closest airport to Cloudcroft, NM is El Paso International Airport, 175 km (about 2 h 17 min by car).

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