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Telephone Canyon, Miner's Road, Eagle Creek Loop route map
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Telephone Canyon, Miner's Road, Eagle Creek Loop

Ruidoso, New Mexico

5.8 mi

Distance

1,821 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Telephone Canyon, Miner's Road, Eagle Creek Loop is a loop trail in Lincoln County, New Mexico. It is 5.8 miles long and gains 1,821 feet. The nearest town is Ruidoso, New Mexico, about 4 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,439 ft
Max:2,838 ft
Gain:555 ft
Loss:555 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,439 ft and 2,838 ft across 6.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,439 ft2,572 ft2,705 ft2,838 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi3.0 mi4.5 mi6.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,440 ft
High point2.5 mi2,838 ft
End6.0 mi2,440 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Ruidoso, NM · about 4 mi away
County:
Lincoln County, NM

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

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