Capitan is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located north of the Lincoln National Forest between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,350 feet (1,950 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau, Capitan has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all land.

The community is surrounded by high desert mountains and New Mexico cedar, pinon and juniper trees.

There were 717 housing units at an average density of 224.0 per square mile (86.5/km2).

27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.