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Baylor Canyon Pass Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
New Mexico

Baylor Canyon Pass Trail

Las Cruces, New Mexico

4.1 mi

Distance

1,506 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 47m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Baylor Canyon Pass Trail is an out-and-back trail in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It is 4.1 miles long and gains 1,506 feet. The nearest town is White Sands, New Mexico, about 4 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,721 ft
Max:1,944 ft
Gain:459 ft
Loss:459 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,721 ft and 1,944 ft across 4.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,721 ft1,795 ft1,870 ft1,944 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.1 mi4.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,721 ft
High point2.0 mi1,944 ft
End4.1 mi1,721 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
White Sands, NM · about 4 mi away
County:
Doña Ana County, NM

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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