Alamogordo is located in Otero County,is the county seat, and is in the Southwest New Mexico region. It lies northeast of Las Cruces in the Tularosa Basin, along U.S. Highway 70. The city also is near White Sands National Monument and Mescalero Indian Reservation.

Alamogordo means "fat cottonwood" in Spanish. The city was established in 1898 with the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Alamogordo is near the Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.

Today Alamogordo, population 35,582, is the trading center of an agricultural and ranching region. Nearby Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range also contribute to its economy. Alamogordo is home to the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped and a New Mexico State University campus. Blessed by a moderate high-desert climate, the city enjoys 350 days of sunshine a year.

Attractions include the Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum, Toy Train Depot and Founders Park.

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                   Alamogordo
                   Alamogordo Public Library
                   Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
                   Lincoln National Forest
                   New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
                   Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
                   Space Center
                   Trinity Site
                   White Sands National Monument

                   Alamogordo Super 8 Motel
                   All American Inn
                   Days Inn Alamogordo
                   Hampton Inn Alamogordo
                   Holiday Inn Express Alamogordo
                   Satellite Inn
                   Tavares Inn
                   Western Motel of Alamogordo
                   White Sands Inn

                   Plateau Espresso
                   Si Senor Restaurant

                   Airborne Adventures
                   Alameda Park and Zoo
                   International Space Hall of Fame
                   Toy Train Depot

                   Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center

                   Mescalero

                   Otero County