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Capitan Village Council Mayor: Sammy L. Hammons P.O. Box 246, Capitan NM 88316 505.353.4000 (Home) 505.430.3767 (Cell) Village Clerk: Kay Strickland 575.354.2247 Deputy Clerk: Shirley Pavlovic 575.354.2247 Trustees: J.R. Davis P.O. Box 609, Capitan NM 88316 575.354.1033 (Home) Diane Riska P.O. Box 307, Capitan NM 88316 575.354.2529 (Home) Curtis L. Payne P.O. Box 991, Capitan NM 88316 505.354.2387 (Home) 505.937.2562 (Cell) Lilly M. Wood P.O. Box 1032, Capitan Nm 88316 505.354.4018 (Home) 505.354.2640 (Work) Municipal Judge J.D. Roehrig P.O. Box 445, Capitan NM 88316 505.354.3386 (Home) 505.430.3913 (Cell) |
Founded in the 1890's, incorporated in 1941, the Village retains it's small town, western heritage. Buried on the grounds of the Smokey Bear Historical Park is Capitan's most famous resident, Smokey Bear often incorrectly referred to Smokey the Bear, the badly singed black bear cub was rescued from a a 17,000 acre fire in the Capitan Mountains. Each year the residents celebrate his memory with the Smokey Bear Stampede, 4 days of festivities, including a fun run marathon, parade, barbeque, western dance, music festival and rodeo events commencing over the 4th of July weekend. Come visit us. What better way to have a safe and sane 4th! Surrounded by the tall pines of the Lincoln National Forest, Capitan is ideally located in the heart of historic Lincoln County. Home to 2,000 unpretentious residents, the Village is situated between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,530 feet. Enjoying a temperate climate, the average rainfall is 15.7 inches, the mean maximum temperature is 68 degrees and the mean minimum temperature is 36 degrees. Hardly a day goes by without brilliant sunshine, pleasantly cooled by the brisk mountain air. Capitan is located 165 miles southeast of Albuquerque, 145 miles northeast of Las Cruces, a mere 16 miles from Lincoln, site of Old Lincoln Days, featuring a re-enactment of Billy the Kid's Last Escape, a parade, fiddler's contest and crafts fair. Ruidoso, bordering the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, is a cozy year-round mountain resort, home to Ski Apache, Casino Apache and Ruidoso Downs is a scenic 25 miles south. |
Capitan Village Hall 114 South Lincoln Ave. - Box 246 Phone: (505) 354-2247 Fax: (505) 354-2713 Capitan Head Start 555 W Fifth Street - Box (505) 354?2243 Capitan Municipal Schools 150 Forest Road - Box 278 Elementary School (505) 354-2238 Middle School (505) 354-2096 High School (505) 354-2567 Superintendent (505) 354-2239 Capitan Municipal Schools Website Capitan Public Library 101 West Second Street - Box 1169 (505) 354-3054 Capitan Public Library Website Police Department 911 (505) 354-2154 Capitan Zia Senior Center 115 Yard Road - Box 661 (505) 354-2640 Capitan Chamber of Commerce Box 441, Capitan NM 88316 (505) 354-2273 Regional Chambers Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce 720 Sudderth Drive, P.O. Box 698 Ruidoso, New Mexico 88355 1-800-253-2255 (505) 257-7395 Fax: (505) 257-4693 |