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Attractions near Capitan

What is near Capitan: Fort Stanton first

For a trip from Capitan, White Sands National Park is 56 mi away. The town has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 40 miles. There are a state park and a ski area to choose from.

Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
56 mi
White Sands National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Ski Apache
National Park · 56 mi southwest

White Sands National Park

National park in Otero and Doña Ana counties in New Mexico, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

The map ends at Ski Apache, 15 mi out.

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Orange: Capitan. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

The list runs to 9 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Capitan →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

White Sands National Park: uncredited NPS employee, Public domain · Fort Stanton: AllenS, Public domain · Lincoln National Forest: Dsw3131, Public domain · New Mexico Museum of Space History: AllenS, Public domain · Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alameda Park Zoo: AllenS, Public domain · The Toy Train Depot: Original uploader was Madmaxmarchhare at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5

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