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Portillo Canyon Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Mexico

Portillo Canyon Loop Trail

Los Alamos, New Mexico

3.4 mi

Distance

367 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 14m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Portillo Canyon Loop Trail is a loop trail in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It is 3.4 miles long and gains 367 feet. It is in or next to White Rock, New Mexico.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,920 ft
Max:1,973 ft
Gain:112 ft
Loss:112 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,920 ft and 1,973 ft across 3.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,920 ft1,938 ft1,955 ft1,973 ft0.0 mi0.8 mi1.7 mi2.5 mi3.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,973 ft
End3.4 mi1,973 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
White Rock, NM · in or next to town
County:
Los Alamos County, NM

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

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