Silver City is the seat of Grant County
in Southern
New Mexico. State Highways serving it are 15, 90
and
535 as well as US Highway 180. Silver City is the
gateway to the nation's first designated wilderness area, which is
said to be the birthplace of the famous Apache Indian chief
Geronimo. Las Cruces is 112 miles away and it's 150 miles to El Paso
and 200 miles to Tucson.
Silver City is a vibrant community which has grown into
a modern town with
friendly people, growing businesses and a terrific year-round climate. Grant
County has plenty to do and plenty to see, whatever your tastes: Whether it is
our world-renown Blues Festival or a quiet weekend in the galleries, there is
always a good time to be had in our communities!
In the heart of the Gila Forest, a
one-mile loop up a shady canyon leads the modern-day visitor to the Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument, a 42-room collection of homes which the Mogollon
people constructed in five spacious sandstone caves. |
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Silver
City is a superb example of pristine mountains,
forests, range land and protected desert is the first-ever designated wilderness
area in the world. An ancient culture, the Mogollon, once flourished in the Gila
region.
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