Mayhill, New Mexico

Mayhill, New Mexico
Mayhill, New Mexico Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates: 32°53′23″N 105°28′41″W / 32.88972°N 105.47806°W / 32.88972; -105.47806
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Otero
Elevation	6,581 ft (2,006 m)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)

Mayhill is a small unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest on the eastern slope of the Sacramento Mountains, at the confluence of James Canyon and Rio Penasco, about 17 miles east of Cloudcroft.^[1] Elevation is 6581 feet. Mayhill includes a post office, a restaurant, and a gas station. The village is almost entirely residential, consisting largely of vacation homes and summer cabins. Farming and ranching are also important economic activities in the area.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Otero County, New Mexico, United States

County seat: Alamogordo

City	Alamogordo

Villages	Cloudcroft Tularosa

CDPs	Bent Boles Acres Chaparral‡ High Rolls Holloman AFB La Luz Mayhill Mescalero Orogrande Piñon Sacramento Timberon Twin Forks Weed

Other unincorporated communities	Hortonville Mountain Park Newman Sunspot Three Rivers

Indian reservation	Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 32°53′23″N 105°28′41″W / 32.88972°N 105.47806°W / 32.88972; -105.47806

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