Alto is located at an elevation of 7,550 feet (2,300 m) in the Lincoln National Forest, five miles (8.0 km) north of the village of Ruidoso. Alto received its name from the Spanish word "high" because of its elevation.
Alto Lakes is a planned, residential and recreational community covering 1689+ acres along two mountain ridges in Alto. Alto Lakes was conceived and developed by Don Blaugrund beginning in 1967. The heart of the community is the Alto Lakes Golf & Country Club which includes two private 18-hole golf courses, dining, swimming and tennis facilities. Membership in the club is included with ownership of a home, town home, or lot within the community. The residential area of the community includes 1,150+ homes, 83 town homes, and approximately 1,000 vacant lots. Alto Lakes is governed by the Alto Lakes Water & Sanitation District and by the Alto Lakes Special Zoning District as well as community covenants.
alto, mexico, alto, unincorporated, community, lincoln, county, mexico, united, states, unincorporated, communityspencer, theater, near, alto, 2009altoshow, mexicoaltoshow, united, statescoordinates, 39861, 68083, 39861, 68083countryunited, statesstatenew, mex. Alto is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County New Mexico United States 2 Alto New Mexicounincorporated communitySpencer Theater near Alto May 2009AltoShow map of New MexicoAltoShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 33 23 55 N 105 40 51 W 33 39861 N 105 68083 W 33 39861 105 68083CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyLincolnTime zoneUTC 7 Mountain MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP code88312 1 Area code575GNIS feature ID903117 2 Contents 1 Description 2 Transportation 2 1 Airports 2 2 Major highways 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription editAlto is located at an elevation of 7 550 feet 2 300 m in the Lincoln National Forest five miles 8 0 km north of the village of Ruidoso Alto received its name from the Spanish word high because of its elevation Alto Lakes is a planned residential and recreational community covering 1689 acres along two mountain ridges in Alto Alto Lakes was conceived and developed by Don Blaugrund beginning in 1967 The heart of the community is the Alto Lakes Golf amp Country Club which includes two private 18 hole golf courses dining swimming and tennis facilities Membership in the club is included with ownership of a home town home or lot within the community The residential area of the community includes 1 150 homes 83 town homes and approximately 1 000 vacant lots Alto Lakes is governed by the Alto Lakes Water amp Sanitation District and by the Alto Lakes Special Zoning District as well as community covenants Transportation editAirports edit Sierra Blanca Regional Airport located approximately 7 miles 11 km west of Alto Major highways edit nbsp New Mexico State Road 48 nbsp New Mexico State Road 220See also edit nbsp New Mexico portalReferences edit Alto ZIP Code zipdatamaps com 2022 Retrieved November 11 2022 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System AltoExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alto New Mexico Alto Lakes Local Government Web Site nbsp This New Mexico state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alto New Mexico amp oldid 1166385695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
