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The Village of Capitan, at an elevation of 6,350 feet on U.S. Highway 380, is home to 1444 people. Located between two mountain ranges, the Sacramento and the Capitan, the average rainfall is 15.7 inches, average winter temperature 36 degrees, and summer average is 68 degrees.

Seaborn T. Gray homesteaded there in 1884, and the town was known as Gray until 1900 when it was renamed Capitan. The El Paso and Northeastern Railroad built a coal line from Carrizozo to the Phelps-Dodge coal mines, one mile west of Capitan. By 1905 the coal mines had played out and were abandoned. Ranching, the USDA Forest Service, construction & tourism support the economy now.

Many artisans have found Capitan an ideal place to live. There are weavers, jewelers, potters, creators of leather items, furniture makers, painters and photographers. Located along the Frontier Trail and galleries and several self-guided studio tours each year.

Retirees are discovering Capitan's mild winters and beautiful scenery. While property values have been moderately increasing in recently, Capitan offers all the basic amenities to live comfortably on a fixed income. The mountain resotr of Ruidoso, offering skiing in the winter, horse racing in the summer, and year-round events, is only 21 miles away on scenic State Highway 48. The historic town of Lincoln where the infamous Billy the Kid make his last escape is only 12 miles east on U. S. Highway 380.

Real Estate/Rentals
High Desert Homes and Land
HC 31 Box 45
White Oaks, NM 88301
(575) 648-2665
highdeserthomesandland.net/

Ivy Wrye
Work: (575) 258-3888
Cell: (575) 973-1349
rioruidosorealtors.com
ivywrye@rioruidosocompany.com

Side Porch Properties LLC
1212. E Ave
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575)648-2106
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Tierra Verde Property Specialists
PO Box 637
Carrizozo, NM 88301
575-648-2326
https://www.tierraverdeproperties.biz/