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Sunshine Canyon Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop

Sunshine Canyon Loop

Gallup, New Mexico

3.4 mi

Distance

791 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Sunshine Canyon Loop is a loop trail in McKinley County, New Mexico. It is 3.4 miles long and gains 791 feet. It is in or next to Gallup, New Mexico.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,018 ft
Max:2,117 ft
Gain:241 ft
Loss:241 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,018 ft and 2,117 ft across 3.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,018 ft2,051 ft2,084 ft2,117 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.7 mi2.6 mi3.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,042 ft
High point1.6 mi2,117 ft
End3.4 mi2,042 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Gallup, 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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