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Serpent Lake Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
New Mexico

Serpent Lake Trail

Penasco, New Mexico

6.8 mi

Distance

1,624 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 5m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Serpent Lake Trail is an out-and-back trail in Taos County, New Mexico. It is 6.8 miles long and gains 1,624 feet. The nearest town is Mora, New Mexico, about 10 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,173 ft
Max:3,625 ft
Gain:547 ft
Loss:547 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,173 ft and 3,625 ft across 6.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,173 ft3,324 ft3,474 ft3,625 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.4 mi5.1 mi6.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,173 ft
High point3.0 mi3,625 ft
End6.8 mi3,173 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Mora, NM · about 10 mi away
County:
Taos County, NM

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

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