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Our town sits in the sunny southwest corner of New Mexico. We’re equal parts Old West heritage and a distinctive arts and entertainment community, packed with a vibrant “small-town” style of living. Download our Visitor's Guide.
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MONUMENTAL
Silver City boasts historical ties with old west gunfighters, lawmen like Wyatt Earp & Dangerous Dan Tucker, as well as the outlaw Billy the Kid and the Apache warrior and medicine man Geronimo. In addition, Silver City is next to the ancient Gila Cliff Dwellings dated 800 B.C., and has the third largest open pit copper mine in the world. Today, Silver City combines these historical offerings with local artists and adventure tourism.
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FOUNDED:
1878
The Town of Silver City sits atop a site that has been home to Native American, Hispanic and Anglo settlers for hundreds of years, and these vibrant cultures fill an important part of the Town's exciting present day. |
ELEVATION:
6,142 ft
Elevations range from 4,000 feet above sea level in the high desert at the southern end of Grant County to mountains reaching over 10,000 feet in the north. |
AVERAGE TEMP:
54°F
The annual average temperature is fifty four degrees Fahrenheit, with mid-summer days in the eighties. Pleasant, above-freezing temperatures most of the winter provide near-perfect conditions for day and evening activities. |
SUNNY DAYS PER YEAR:
300+
On average, the sun shines more than three hundred days per year, and there are at least one hundred and seventy-four growing days. |
AVG ANNUAL RAINFALL:
16"-20"
Annual rainfall totals in the County range from 16″ (or less) in the most arid portions of the county to 20″ (and sometimes a little more) in the high country. |
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