Eagle Nest is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico. The population was 290 at the time of the 2010 census. Located along the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Eagle Nest is a small summer-home and resort destination. Originally named Therma, the village was renamed Eagle Nest in the 1930s. The town is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains) in northern New Mexico near the Colorado border.
Name: | Eagle Nest village |
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LSAD Code: | 47 |
LSAD Description: | village (suffix) |
State: | New Mexico |
County: | Colfax County |
Elevation: | 8,238 ft (2,511 m) |
Total Area: | 5.34 sq mi (13.84 km²) |
Land Area: | 4.48 sq mi (11.61 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.86 sq mi (2.23 km²) |
Total Population: | 315 |
Population Density: | 70.25/sq mi (27.12/km²) |
ZIP code: | 87710, 87718 |
Area code: | 575 |
FIPS code: | 3522020 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0905936 |
Website: | www.eaglenest.org |
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Geography
Eagle Nest is located in western Colfax County at 36°33′8″N 105°15′41″W / 36.55222°N 105.26139°W / 36.55222; -105.26139 (36.552109, -105.261336), in the Moreno Valley, between the Cimarron Range to the east and the main mass of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west. The village is at the north end of Eagle Nest Lake, a reservoir on the Cimarron River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km), of which 4.2 square miles (10.9 km) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km), or 16.76%, is water.
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