Welcome to Ponderosa Heights ...

Ponderosa Heights is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Ponderosa Heights: Ponderosa Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ponderosa Heights is 6,990 feet [2,131 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ponderosa Heights is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Ponderosa Heights: (575)

Communities Also Named Ponderosa Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ponderosa Heights - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponderosa Heights.

Communities near Ponderosa Heights ...

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

• Ruidoso Downs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
  • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <4>
• Capitan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
• Alto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Carrizo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
  • Carrizo is located in Otero County
• Sierra Vista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
• Sun Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
• Bonito
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
• Glencoe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Mescalero
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescalero
  • Mescalero is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mescalero <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 Ponderosa Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponderosa Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponderosa Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ponderosa Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponderosa Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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