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La Luz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. [1] The population was 1,615 at the 2000 census . It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains .
The La Luz Historic District is a 18 acres (7.3 ha) historic district in La Luz, Otero County, New Mexico, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district included 27 contributing buildings .
View looking into the Sandia Mountains from the La Luz Trail. The La Luz Trail (Trail 137) is a popular hiking trail located on the west face of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The trail begins at the La Luz Trailhead and proceeds approximately eight miles to either Sandia Crest or the Sandia Peak Tramway. The hike is ...
Disney/Michael Kirchoff. The Bachelorette season 21 kicks off at the 130-acre property known as Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California. Located about 30 minutes from Los Angeles, the ...
In 1719, the Spanish built a chapel at La Luz (about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the future site of Alamogordo), although La Luz was not settled until about 1860. [11] [12]: 167 The city of Alamogordo was founded in June 1898, when the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, headed by Charles Bishop Eddy, extended the railway to the town.
The D. H. Sutherland House, on Main St. in La Luz, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It was built around 1870 by Mariano Ramirez as a three-room, flat-roof, adobe house with small, high windows for "protection from enemies". The house was modified by Dave H. Sutherland after he bought it in 1890 ...
There are numerous subdivisions with new homes being built on the lower portion of the West Mesa as the City of Albuquerque continues to expand further to the west. Further west on the mesa are the mobile home communities of Pajarito, located to the south of I-40, and Lost Horizon, located about 1/2 mile north of I-40 and 3 miles west of the ...
Mountain Park is an unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. [1] It is located at 32.951°N, 105.824°W, and its elevation is 6710 feet. It is the birthplace of Bill Mauldin, an American editorial cartoonist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. [2]