Mountain Park, New Mexico

Summary

Mountain Park is an unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is located at 32.951°N, 105.824°W, and its elevation is 6710 feet.

Old Apple Barn, a store in Mountain Park

It is the birthplace of Bill Mauldin, an American editorial cartoonist and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.[2]

Education edit

It is zoned to Alamogordo Public Schools.[3] High Rolls/Mount Park Elementary is the zoned elementary school,[4] while Chaparral Middle School is the zoned middle school.[5] Alamogordo High School is the district's comprehensive high school.

References edit

  1. ^ "Mountain Park, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ IMDB-Bill Mauldin
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Elementary School Zones" (PDF). Alamogordo Public Schools. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Middle School Zone Maps Effective 2014-2015 School Year" (PDF). Alamogordo Public Schools. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

32°57′02″N 105°49′29″W / 32.95056°N 105.82472°W / 32.95056; -105.82472