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The greater roadrunner is the state bird of New Mexico. This list of birds of New Mexico are the species documented in the U.S. state of New Mexico and accepted by the New Mexico Bird Records Committee (NMBRC). As of August 2022, 552 species were included in the official list. Of them, 176 are on the review list (see below), five species have been introduced to North America, and three have ...
It is located off U.S. Route 285 at the north edge of Carlsbad, New Mexico, at an elevation of 3,200 feet (980 m) atop the Ocotillo Hills overlooking the city and the Pecos River. It is open every day except Christmas. The park has been an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 2002. [2] [3]
Carlsbad (/ ˈ k ɑːr l z b æ d / KARLZ-bad) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census , the city population was 32,238. [ 4 ] Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62 / 180 and 285 , and is the principal city of the Carlsbad-Artesia Micropolitan Statistical Area ...
Eddy County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,314. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Carlsbad. [2] The county was created in 1891 and later organized in 1892. [3] It is north of the Texas state line. Eddy County comprises the Carlsbad-Artesia, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Caverns Historic District comprises the central developed area of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.The complex was built between the early 1920s and 1942, initially in Pueblo Revival style, and later in New Mexico Territorial Revival style in the area around the natural entrance to Carlsbad Caverns.
Encompassing 3,200 acres at Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, it includes four Scout camps. ... Chimney Park Scout Camp [13] Adventure West Council ... Carlsbad, NM: Active:
Happy Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 519 as of the 2010 census. [4] The community is located on the western edge of Carlsbad; New Mexico State Road 524 passes through the area. The town was settled as a farming community before potash was ...
The first Peaceful Nuclear Explosion (PNE) blast was Project Gnome, conducted on December 10, 1961, in a salt bed 24 mi (39 km) southeast of Carlsbad, in southeast New Mexico. The explosion released 3.1 kilotons (13 TJ) of energy yield at a depth of 1,184 ft (361 m) which resulted in the formation of a 170 ft (52 m) diameter, 80 ft (24 m) high ...