cloudhaus: cloudcroft

Cloudcroft: a pasture for the clouds
Established by Charles Fisher Eddy and John Arthur Eddy of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad.
The Pavilion was the first structure (built in 1899) followed soon after by The Lodge.
The rail arrived in 1900
The Lodge burned down in 1909 and was rebuilt in 1911
The Lodge hosted Judy Garland, Clark Gable, and Pancho Villa (as well as every New Mexican governor). In the 1930s, The Lodge was managed by Conrad Hilton.
Passenger service ended in1938 and the last freight train rolled in 1947.

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people

749 people in 2010; 320 households and 224 families (suggesting about 100 cabins, about a third of the homes)
93% Caucausian
30% of households have children

San Andres Limestone (Permian) is at the surface of Cloudcroft, is about 350 feet think in the Cloudcroft area. The San Andres consists of olice-gray or light-to-dark-gray and brown limestones with sharp bedding planes.
Underlain by the Yeso Formation (Permian), which is the source of groundwater in the area. The Yeso is 1,200 to 1,800 feet thick in the Cloudcroft area and consists of limestone, gypsum, shale, siltstone, and minor amounts of sandstone. Springs issue from the Yeso in Fresnal Canyon west of town.
Springs discharge at the contact between the Yeso and San Andres.

water supply sourced from 8 wells and 12 springs in Pumphouse Canyon (near Ski Cloudcroft) and Upper James Canyon
PURe Water Project blends highly treated wastewater with water from wells and springs. "Should be up next year" according to 2015 report. Legislative report on status of the project (search on PURe)
availablilty of groundwater
Groundwater is a calcium-bicarbonate water
Water samples range from 100 to 434 ppm with most leaning toward 100.
City water wells are about 500 feet deep.
In 2001, Cloudcroft had to haul 20,000 gallons of water per day into town to meet peak summer demands during a drought.

Record low: -21 F
Record high: 89 F
Average low in August = 47 and January = 19
Average high in August = 69 and January = 42
Average rainfall of ~29 inches per year with most falling in June through October
Average snowfall: 70 cm

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