Welcome to High Rolls ...

High Rolls is located in Otero County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Rolls, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

High Rolls is 6,560 feet [1,999 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of High Rolls is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for High Rolls: 575

The ZIP code for High Rolls: 88325<3>

Communities near High Rolls ...

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

• Alamogordo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Tularosa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa
  • Tularosa is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tularosa <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tularosa
  • From High Rolls to Tularosa
• Cloudcroft
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cloudcroft
  • From High Rolls to Cloudcroft
• La Luz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Luz
  • La Luz is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Luz <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Luz
  • From High Rolls to La Luz
• Sunspot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
  • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunspot
  • From High Rolls to Sunspot
• Boles Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
  • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boles Acres
  • From High Rolls to Boles Acres
• Bent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent
  • Bent is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bent
  • From High Rolls to Bent
• Mescalero
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mescalero
  • From High Rolls to Mescalero
• Hortonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • Hortonville is located in Otero County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hortonville
  • From High Rolls to Hortonville
• Sacramento
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sacramento
  • From High Rolls to Sacramento

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Rolls ...

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

Adding High Rolls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High Rolls in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for High Rolls was on a map titled Map of New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Rolls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Rolls. 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: https://www.nm.gov/