New Mexico Summits and Passes - Approach Heights
- approach heights are divided into groups of 500 feet
- tabulation order: highest approach group first
- within each group approaches are sorted by average grade
- the first grade figure is average uphill grade. It does not consider drops in elevation
- the second optional grade figure considers drops in elevation, averaging both drops and climb grades.
- both grade figures do not consider elevation differences smaller than 100ft, and underestimate the true climb.
- approach height is the difference between starting point and high point
- each approach may be presented by multiple rows. The difference is the starting point.
- only the highest entry for each approach is linked.
- approach type: L: low point; S: summit  ( or point of highest elevation; not necessarily pass elevation ); W: waypoint ( between summit and low point )





Approach Height
 avg grade
 Pass/Summit
 surface Approach from
 drop
 distance
 max elevation
 apr. type
4999ft<-4500ft







4750 6.2/6.5 FR150 summit(u): Santa Fe Ski Basin unpaved North: jct NM592 -rte76, north east of Tesuque via Pacheco Canyon ~100ft 14+1/2miles 11960 L->S
4960 5.1/6.1 FR150 summit(u): Santa Fe Ski Basin
 dt trrail South: Santa Fe, Paseo de Peralta via NM475 ~500ft 18+1/2miles 11960 L->S
4520 4.4/4.6 NM244 summit(u): Cloudcroft area paved South: jct:US70-US82, south of Alamogordo ~100ft
 19+1/2miles
 8990
 L->S
4499ft<-4000ft







4480
 1.7/2.5
 NM244 summit(u): Cloudcroft area paved North: jctU70-US54, Tulorosa
 ~1000ft
 50miles
 8990
 L->S
3999ft<-3500ft







3739 3.5 Ortiz Peak summit(u) unpaved South: Questa via Cabresto Canyon - 20+1/2miles 11209 L->S
3360 2,0/2.6 FR76 summit(u) unpaved East: Guadalupita ~500ft 34+1/2miles 11230 L->S
3499ft<-3000ft







3310 3.8 Lagunita Saddle unpaved South: Questa via Red River - 16+1/2 10780 L->S
3310 3.5 Lagunita Saddle unpaved North: Questa via Cabresto Canyon - 18 10780 L->S
3030 3.3 FR437 summit(u) unpaved South: jctNM68-NM518, north of Ranchos de Taos - 17+1/2 10000 L->S
3060 3.1 FR437 summit(u) unpaved North: jct NM68-NM585 via US64 -
10000 L->S
3059 3.0 Ortiz Peak summit(u) unpaved North: Amalia - 19+1/2 11209 L->S
2999ft<-2500ft







2670 4.2 FR76 summit(u) unpaved West: Tres Ritos; jct FR153-NM518 - 20+1/2 9940 L->S
2938 3.5 Emory Pass paved East: Hillsboro -
 16miles 8228 L->S
2588 3.2/3.9 Emory Pass paved West: NM89 crossing Mimbres River south of Lorenzo ~300
 15+1/2
 8228
 L->S
2890 2.7 FR76 Osha Pass unpaved East: jct NM585-NM68, south of Taos - 20+1/2 9940 L->S
2499ft<-2000ft







2299
 3.2/3.5
 Holman Hill Summit
 paved West: Mora
 ~100
 13+1/2
 9469
 L->S
2220 2.8/3.0 Baylor Pass trail East: I70 service road access, Las Cruces ~100 15miles 6350 L->S
2161
 2.2
 Palo Flechado Pass
 paved West: south of Taos: jct: NM585-NM68
 -
 18+1/2
 9101
 L->S
2671
 1.4/1.7
 Palo Flechado Pass paved East: town of Cimarron
 -
 36+1/2
 9101
 L->S
1999ft<-1500ft







1530 9.7 Baylor Pass trail East: Baylor Pass trailhead - 3miles 6350 W->S
1769
 3.2
 San Agustin Pass paved West: turnoff to White Sands Missile Range
 -
 10+1/2
 5719
 L->S
1502
 2.7
 US Hill Summit
 paved North: Talpa
 -
 10+1/2
 8542
 L->S
1719
 2.2
 Holman Hill Summit
 paved East: jct NM518 to US Hill-NM75
 -
 14+1/2
 9469
 L->S
1589
 2.2
 San Agustin Pass
 paved East: first I70 service road access, Las Cruces
 -
 13+1/2
 5719
 L->S
1500
 1.2/1.8
 Glorieta Pass
 paved East: I25 low point, just west of jct with NM3
 ~300ft
 23miles
 7580
 L->S
1740
 .8/1.1
 Abo Pass
 paved West: jct:NM308-NM47 Belen
 ~300ft
 40
 6550
 L->S
1499ft<-1000ft







1480 4.7 Baylor Pass trail West: jct with road to White Sands - 6miles 6350 L->S
1470 2.7/3.4 FR76 Osha Pass unpaved West: Aqua Fria - 10+1/2 9940 L->S
999ft<-500ft







741
 4.7
 Palo Flechado Pass
 paved East: Aqua Fria
 -
 3
 9191
 W->S
752
 4.1
 US Hill Summit
 paved South: jct NM75-NM518
 -
 3+1/2
 8542
 L->S
820 2.8 Manning Canyon summit(u) unpaved East: jct NM11 - Lauterner Lane, north of Columbus - 5+1/2 5030 L->S
620
 2.6
 Glorieta Pass
 paved West: Canoncito
 -
 4+1/2
 7580
 L->S
880 2.0 Manning Canyon summit(u) unpaved West: unmarked dirt road jct west of NM11 - 8+1/2 5030 L->S






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