Pertinent Information about Silver City, NM

Location: Southwestern New Mexico

Grant County seat: Silver City (population 13,335)

Closest Metropolitan areas: Las Cruces, NM 112 miles - El Paso TX, 154 miles - Tucson, AZ 199 miles - Albuquerque, NM 235 miles - Phoenix, AZ 266 miles.

Elevation: 5,920 ft.

Temperature:

Average Annual Precipitation: 15.8" - High 3.2" August - Low .2" April

Average Relative Humidity: 31%

Census Bureau Quick facts on Grant County: 2000

Population, New Mexico: 1,819,046
Population, Silver City: 14,066
Population, Grant County: 31,002

Cost of Living Index: 93 100 = National Average 110 = 10% more expensive

University: Western New Mexico University http://www.wnmu.edu/

Medical Services: Gila Regional Medical Center www.grmc.org

Things to do nearby:

• Gila National Forest: 3.3 million acres of rugged beauty
• City of Rocks: Geological Monument
• Gila Cliff Dwellings: Indian Cliff Dwellings dating from 1280-1300.
• Lake Roberts: Fishing, boating, hiking, birding
• The Catwalk National Recreation Trail: hiking, picnicking
• Mimbres Regional Arts Council: brings in a wide variety of cultural events www.mimbresarts.org
• Palomas, Mexico: shopping
• Rock Hound State Park: Collect Semi-precious stones
• Historic Downtown Silver City: Shops, restaurants, walking trails, museum, Victorian buildings, micro-brewery
• Penny Park: skate park, imaginative climbing structures, slides, swings, bridges, balance beams, castle structures and picnic grounds, shaded by mature cottonwood and elm trees

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