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Silver City

Nestled in the foothills of the Pinos Altos Mountains at an elevation of 6,000 feet, Silver City borders the Continental Divide.

The summer climate is cool and comfortable. You'll enjoy crisp clean air and sunshine and their FOUR GENTLE SEASONS!

Recently selected as one of the healthiest places to live and retire, Silver City placed in the top 1% of over 3,000 communities our size or larger. "Our LOW RISK LIFE-STYLE is a way of living that eliminates all health-destorying habits and replaces them with health-promoting habits." It was based primarily on CLIMATE, ELEVATION, TERRAIN and lack of URBAN STRESS.

Discover more about the colorful history dating back to 1870 when silver was discovered above La Cienega (Marsh) de San Vicente. Tales from those early days tell of characters like Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Judge Roy Bean, "Dangerous" Dan Tucker, and the Hearst family.

Explore the ancient cultures and see collections of distinctive black on white pottery that was developed one thousand years ago by Mimbres Indians inhabiting the Silver City area.
Visit the nearby 3.3 million-acre national forest and wilderness areas, and today's modern ranching and mining industries. Enjoy fantastic, authentic Mexican food, play 18 holes of golf, explore museums and galleries or shop the day away for unique Southwestern art and souvenirs.

Relax in cabins, campgrounds, bed and breakfast inns, historic hotels and modern motels.

CONTACTS Silver City-Grant County EDD/Permits (SIGRED): (505) 538-6320; 538-6341Fax; sbdc@silvercity-business.com

Silver City
Silver City, NM 88061