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Apache Point Observatory, Lincoln National Forest

#3 among attractions in Lincoln National Forest

Top attraction, View point, Observatories and planetariums
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Apache Point Observatory, Lincoln National Forest

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Alternative names: Established: 1985 (39 years ago)Coordinates: 32°46'49"N, 105°49'12"W
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2001 Apache Point RoadLincoln National Forest 88349 United States

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Apache Point Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Cathey Peak, Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, Sacramento Mountains.

  • oliver lee memorial state park6 miSW
    Locality

    Oliver Lee Memorial State Park

    154 min walk • Oliver Lee Memorial State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, whose two tracts preserve a canyon in the Sacramento Mountains and Oliver Lee's historic 19th-century ranch house.

  • cathey peak lincoln national forest2.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Cathey Peak, Lincoln National Forest

    57 min walk • Cathey Peak is a peak in the Sacramento Mountains, in the south-central part of the U.S. State of New Mexico. It lies in Otero County, 10 miles southeast of the community of Alamogordo.

  • richard b dunn solar telescope lincoln national forest0.5 miN
    Observatories and planetariums

    Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, Lincoln National Forest

    13 min walk • The Dunn Solar Telescope is a unique vertical-axis solar telescope, in Sunspot, New Mexico located at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico.

  • sacramento mountains lincoln national forest2.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    Sacramento Mountains, Lincoln National Forest

    57 min walk • 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.

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