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Lake Peak, Penitente Peak and Santa Fe Baldy Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
New Mexico

Lake Peak, Penitente Peak and Santa Fe Baldy Loop

Santa Fe, New Mexico

16.4 mi

Distance

5,748 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 51m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lake Peak, Penitente Peak and Santa Fe Baldy Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,139 ft
Max:3,835 ft
Gain:1,752 ft
Loss:1,752 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,139 ft and 3,835 ft across 16.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,139 ft3,371 ft3,603 ft3,835 ft0.0 mi4.1 mi8.2 mi12.3 mi16.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,139 ft
High point9.4 mi3,835 ft
End16.4 mi3,139 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Encantado, NM · about 5 mi away
County:
Santa Fe County, NM

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

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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