Welcome to Alamorosa ...

Alamorosa is located in Otero County<1>.

Alamorosa is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alamorosa is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alamorosa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alamorosa: 575

Communities near Alamorosa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alamorosa.

• Alamogordo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <3>
• Tularosa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tularosa is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tularosa <3>
• Cloudcroft
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <3>
• High Rolls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
• Mountain Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
• Bent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bent is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent <3>
• Boles Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
• Mescalero
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <3>
• Sunspot
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
• Carrizo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrizo is located in Otero County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alamorosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamorosa.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamorosa. See our Newspapers Page for Alamorosa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alamorosa ...

Looking for more information about Alamorosa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alamorosa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alamorosa.