Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico)
The Sacramento Mountains are a mountain range in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico, lying just east of Alamogordo in Otero County. From north to south, the Sacramento Mountains extend for 85 miles (137 km), and from east to west they encompass 42 miles (68 km).
The western escarpment of the Sacramento Mountains, looking south from Dog Canyon.
Looking south from the Sacramento Mountains
Aerial View of the Sacramento Mountains.
A wild horse in the forest of the Sacramento Mountains
Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 31,384 as of the 2020 census. Alamogordo is widely known for its connection with the 1945 Trinity test, which was the first ever explosion of an atomic bomb.
Image: Alamogordo Tenth Street water tower long shot
Image: Jim Griggs Sports Complex
Image: Shops on New York Ave
Image: Water Tower Tenth Street