Population
City 70,000
County 148,000
Elevation
3,900 feet above sea level
Terrain
Desert, fertile valley, hills, mountain ranges (north & east)
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 59°/27°
April 77°/42°
July 94°/62°
October 77°/48°
Sunshine
350 sunny days (annual average)
Precipitation
8.5 inches annually
Snowfall
3.2 inches annually
Government
Council-Manager
Accommodations
29 hotels and motels with approximately 2,000 rooms
Parks
55
Public Swimming Pools
3
Lakes
1
Golf Courses
2 public courses, 1 private
Tennis Courts
18 public courts
Airports
El Paso International Airport
Las Cruces International Airport
Santa Teresa Airport
Ground Transportation
City Transit
Taxi
ServiceBus (Greyhound)
Car Rental Companies (national & local)
Travel Distance from Las Cruces to:
El Paso, TX - 45 miles
Juarez, Mexico - 50 miles
Albuquerque, NM - 225 miles
Santa Fe, NM - 285 miles
Tucson, AZ - 275 miles
Lubbock, TX - 361 miles
Denver, CO - 611 miles
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX - 639 miles
Los Angeles, CA - 731 miles
Houston, TX - 784 miles
Chicago, IL - 1,408 miles
Atlanta, GA - 1,422 miles
Detroit, MI - 1,644 miles
New York, NY - 2,106 miles
Hospital
Memorial Medical Center
Libraries
Branigan Memorial
New Mexico State University Library
Elementary Schools
21
Middle Schools
5
High Schools
4
University
1
Information supplied by the Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau.