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High Desert Trail System First and Second Mesa route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop

High Desert Trail System First and Second Mesa

Gamerco, New Mexico

28.0 mi

Distance

2,936 ft

Elev. Gain

10h 22m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

High Desert Trail System First and Second Mesa is a loop trail in McKinley County, New Mexico. It is 28 miles long. It is in or next to Gamerco, New Mexico.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,967 ft
Max:2,071 ft
Gain:895 ft
Loss:895 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,967 ft and 2,071 ft across 28.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,967 ft2,002 ft2,036 ft2,071 ft0.0 mi7.0 mi14.0 mi21.0 mi28.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,021 ft
High point13.9 mi2,071 ft
End28.0 mi2,021 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Gamerco, NM · in or next to town
County:
McKinley County, NM

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

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