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Big Arsenic Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
New Mexico

Big Arsenic Trail

Questa, New Mexico

2.4 mi

Distance

932 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 13m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Big Arsenic Trail is an out-and-back trail in Taos County, New Mexico. It is 2.4 miles long and gains 932 feet. The nearest town is Questa, New Mexico, about 4 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,070 ft
Max:2,285 ft
Gain:284 ft
Loss:284 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,070 ft and 2,285 ft across 2.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,070 ft2,142 ft2,213 ft2,285 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.8 mi2.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,285 ft
End2.4 mi2,285 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Questa, NM · about 4 mi away
County:
Taos County, NM

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

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