Welcome to Escondida Crossing ...

Escondida Crossing is located in Otero County<1>.

The location of Escondida Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Escondida Crossing: Escondida Xing.

Escondida Crossing is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Escondida Crossing is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Escondida Crossing and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Escondida Crossing: (575)

Communities near Escondida Crossing ...

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

• Alamogordo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
  • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <4>
• Boles Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
  • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
• Orogrande
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orogrande
  • Orogrande is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orogrande <4>
• Sunspot
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
• Timberon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
  • Timberon is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <4>
• High Rolls
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
  • High Rolls is located in Otero County
• La Luz
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
  • La Luz is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <4>
• Mountain Park
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
• Cloudcroft
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudcroft
  • Cloudcroft is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudcroft <4>
• Sacramento
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>

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 Escondida Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Escondida Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escondida Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Escondida Crossing? 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 Escondida Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Escondida Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Escondida Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/