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Dog Canyon from Sunspot route map
Difficulty: DifficultPoint to Point
New Mexico

Dog Canyon from Sunspot

Sunspot, New Mexico

8.6 mi

Distance

738 ft

Elev. Gain

3h

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Dog Canyon from Sunspot is a point-to-point trail in Otero County, New Mexico. It is 8.6 miles long and gains 738 feet. The nearest town is Boles Acres, New Mexico, about 8 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:1,342 ft
Max:2,783 ft
Gain:225 ft
Loss:1,663 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,342 ft and 2,783 ft across 8.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,342 ft1,822 ft2,303 ft2,783 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.3 mi6.4 mi8.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,781 ft
High point0.1 mi2,783 ft
End8.6 mi1,343 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Boles Acres, NM · about 8 mi away
County:
Otero County, NM

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

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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