Hatch, NM
The Village of Hatch, located in northern Dona Ana County in New Mexico just 37 miles northwest of Las Cruces, is a small and quiet town not yet booming with people. The population within the village limits is 1,648 and the elevation of Hatch is 4,058 feet. The Village of Hatch was incorporated with the state of New Mexico in 1928. Hatch is most known for being the Chile Capitol of the World and holds its annual Chile Festival on Labor Day weekend at the Village of Hatch Airport a few miles southwest on Highway 26.
Founded over 20 years ago, Sparky’s is a hot spot in Hatch–housing America’s best green chile cheeseburger.