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Village
Location of Eagle Nest, New Mexico
Eagle Nest, New Mexico Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Colfax
Area
• Total	5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2)
• Land	4.37 sq mi (11.32 km2)
• Water	0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2)
Elevation	8,238 ft (2,511 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	290
• Estimate  (2019)	251
• Density	57.44/sq mi (22.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	87710, 87718
Area code(s)	575
FIPS code	35-22020
GNIS feature ID	0905936

Eagle Nest is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico. The population was 290 at the time of the 2010 census. Located along the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Eagle Nest is a small summer-home and resort destination. Originally named Therma, the village was renamed Eagle Nest in the 1930s. The town is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains) in northern New Mexico near the Colorado border.

Geography

Eagle Nest is located in western Colfax County at 36°33′8″N 105°15′41″W (36.552109, -105.261336), in the Moreno Valley, between the Cimarron Range to the east and the main mass of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west. The village is at the north end of Eagle Nest Lake, a reservoir on the Cimarron River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km²), of which 4.2 square miles (10.9 km²) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²), or 16.76%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	202		—
1990	189		−6.4%
2000	306		61.9%
2010	290		−5.2%
Est. 2019	251		−13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 306 people, 141 households, and 90 families residing in the village. The population density was 71.0 people per square mile (27.4/km²). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 77.3 per square mile (29.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 84.97% White, 0.33% African American, 3.27% Native American, 6.21% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.75% of the population.

There were 141 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 41.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,477, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $22,292 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,974. About 18.4% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.8% of those 65 or over.

Eagle Nest Lake

Eagle Nest Lake State Park is New Mexico's newest state park, and a popular camping, fishing and sightseeing attraction. A new visitor center was scheduled opened in 2010. The main game fish caught in the 2,400-acre (10 km²) lake are kokanee salmon and rainbow trout.

Climate

Eagle Nest has a borderline humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on an alpine subarctic climate (Dfc) with very large day-night temperature variations, very warm days and chilly nights in summer, and extremely cold nights in winter. On average, 250 nights have minima below 32 °F (0 °C) and 40.3 nights fall below 0 °F (−17.8 °C), though maxima top freezing on all but 25.5 days. Eagle Nest holds numerous low temperature records for New Mexico, including the coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state during January, March, April, May and November.

Snowfall is fairly heavy, averaging 62.8 inches (1.60 m) and reaching 140 inches or 3.56 metres between July 1934 and June 1935, but the abundant sunshine and relatively low latitude limit cover even in mid-winter to 4 inches (0.10 m).

Climate data for Eagle Nest, New Mexico (elevation 8,240 feet or 2,510 metres)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	62 (16.7)	66 (18.9)	74 (23.3)	76 (24.4)	86 (30)	92 (33.3)	91 (32.8)	89 (31.7)	89 (31.7)	81 (27.2)	79 (26.1)	68 (20)	92 (33.3)
Average high °F (°C)	37.8 (3.22)	40.9 (4.94)	47.0 (8.33)	55.7 (13.17)	64.6 (18.11)	74.6 (23.67)	77.9 (25.5)	75.7 (24.28)	70.7 (21.5)	61.4 (16.33)	48.3 (9.06)	39.3 (4.06)	57.8 (14.33)
Daily mean °F (°C)	20.0 (-6.67)	23.9 (-4.5)	31.0 (-0.56)	39.1 (3.94)	47.0 (8.33)	55.1 (12.83)	59.9 (15.5)	58.3 (14.61)	51.7 (10.94)	42.2 (5.67)	30.9 (-0.61)	21.9 (-5.61)	40.1 (4.5)
Average low °F (°C)	2.2 (-16.56)	6.7 (-14.06)	15.0 (-9.44)	22.6 (-5.22)	29.5 (-1.39)	35.7 (2.06)	41.8 (5.44)	40.8 (4.89)	32.8 (0.44)	22.9 (-5.06)	13.4 (-10.33)	4.5 (-15.28)	22.3 (-5.39)
Record low °F (°C)	−47 (-43.9)	−44 (-42.2)	−41 (-40.6)	−36 (-37.8)	−2 (-18.9)	14 (-10)	19 (-7.2)	25 (-3.9)	10 (-12.2)	−7 (-21.7)	−38 (-38.9)	−44 (-42.2)	−47 (-43.9)
Precipitation inches (mm)	0.67 (17)	0.71 (18)	1.03 (26.2)	1.05 (26.7)	1.35 (34.3)	1.18 (30)	2.69 (68.3)	2.78 (70.6)	1.39 (35.3)	1.00 (25.4)	0.75 (19.1)	0.78 (19.8)	15.38 (390.7)
Snowfall inches (cm)	10.5 (26.7)	10.9 (27.7)	11.8 (30)	6.6 (16.8)	2.8 (7.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.4 (1)	2.3 (5.8)	7.4 (18.8)	10.0 (25.4)	62.8 (159.5)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch)	5	5	7	6	7	7	13	14	7	5	4	5	85
Source: The Western Regional Climate Center

Boating on Eagle Nest Lake