Mile 0.0-116.6, Section NM1-NM5
Mile 116.6-218.3, Section NM6-NM9
Mile 218.3-328.5, Section NM10-NM13
Mile 328.5-416.1, Section NM14-NM16
Mile 416.1-536.5, Section NM17-NM19
Mile 536.5-638.6, Section NM20-NM23
Mile 638.6-747.2, Section NM24-NM28
Mile 747.2-820.3, Section NM29-NM31
Mile 820.3-949.6, Section CO1-CO6
Mile 949.6-1052.7, Section CO7-CO14
Mile 1052.7-1155.1, Section CO15-CO21
Mile 1155.1-1256.6, Section CO22-CO26
Mile 1256.6-1354.0, Section CO27-CO32
Mile 1354.0-1461.2, Section CO33-CO38
Mile 1461.2-1571.8, Section CO39-CO43
Mile 1571.8-1671.5, Section WY1-WY5
Mile 1671.5-1772.7, Section WY6-WY9
Mile 1772.7-1885.6, Section WY10-WY14
Mile 1885.6-1983.8, Section WY15-WY17
Mile 1983.8-2084.3, Section WY18-WY21
Mile 2084.3-2176.3, Section MT1-MT3
Mile 2176.3-2287.0, Section MT4-MT6
Mile 2287.0-2382.8, Section MT7-MT10
Mile 2382.8-2485.3, Section MT11-MT13
Mile 2485.3-2599.7, Section MT14-MT17
Mile 2599.7-2723.5, Section MT18-MT20
Mile 2723.5-2854.4, Section MT21-MT23
Mile 2854.4-2960.9, Section MT24-MT26
Mile 2960.9-3061.3, Section MT27-MT29
Mileage
Start Mile: 0.0
End Mile: 116.6
Distance: 116.6
Elevation
Start Elevation: 4297
End Elevation: 6394
Min Elevation: 4189
Avg Elevation: 4882
Max Elevation: 6643
Elevation Gain (approximate): 8005
Elevation Loss (approximate): -5925
Net Elevation Change: 2097
Roads
State highways crossed:
5
Interstates crossed:
2
Primary/Secondary roads crossed:
36
County roads crossed:
3
US highways crossed:
1
Total roads crossed:
47
85.4
4265
0
Lordsburg NM
DFT is straight line distance from trail departure point.
Jan
59 /20
40
1.5
0
0
1.7
Feb
64 /21
44
1.2
0
0
1.3
Mar
70 /24
49
1.3
0
0
0.2
Apr
80 /30
57
0.5
0
0
0.0
May
89 /36
65
0.4
0
0
0.0
Jun
98 /45
74
1.0
0
0
0.0
Jul
97 /51
77
4.3
0
0
0.0
Aug
94 /49
74
4.1
-
-
-
Sep
90 /44
69
2.4
-
-
-
Oct
81 /34
59
1.6
-
-
-
Nov
68 /26
48
1.2
0
0
0.5
Dec
60 /20
41
1.9
0
0
0.8
Min temp is minimum average low and high temp is maximum average high in section. Does not account for 'heat waves' or 'cold spells', may alter temp by 10-15° or more. Precip is not snow, SWE is 'Snow Water Equivalence' in inches, MAX is max SWE. Cover is average monthly percent of snow cover. No snow data for Aug, Sep, Oct. Snow data begins Nov 2003.
4000-5000 92.3 79.1
5000-6000 8.9 7.6
6000-7000 15.4 13.2
shrub/scrub 106.02 90.92
grassland/herbaceous 4.39 3.77
evergreen 2.16 1.85
developed; open space 1.91 1.64
developed; medium intensity 0.77 0.66
developed; low intensity 0.63 0.54
barren 0.46 0.40
developed; high intensity 0.15 0.13
woody wetlands 0.11 0.10
No tree cover 102.57 87.97
Evergreen oak woodland 7.25 6.22
Pinyon juniper woodland 6.78 5.81
Forest
Gila National Forest
19.0
16.3
State
New Mexico
116.6
100.0
County
Grant
36.1
31.0
County
Hidalgo
80.5
69.0
Basin
Lower Colorado Region
63.9
54.8
Basin
Rio Grande Region
52.7
45.2
Physiographic
Intermontane Plateaus
116.6
100.0
Quaternary
Alluvium;
54.4
46.7
Middle Proterozoic
Plutonic rock;
11.0
9.5
Tertiary and Cretaceous
Andesite; Intermediate volcanic rock
9.4
8.1
Quaternary and Tertiary
Conglomerate; Sandstone
9.3
7.9
Tertiary
Pyroclastic rock; Tuff
9.1
7.8
Cretaceous
Clastic rock; Mixed carbonate/clastic rock
4.7
4.0
Quaternary and Tertiary
Alluvium; Unconsolidated material
3.3
2.8
Permian
Sedimentary rock;
3.0
2.6
Permain and Pennsylvanian
Medium-grained mixed clastic rock; Carbonate rock
2.8
2.4
Lower Proterozoic
Felsic metavolcanic rock; Plutonic rock
2.7
2.3
Tertiary and Cretaceous
Granodiorite; Granitoid
1.5
1.3
Tertiary
Andesite; Basalt
1.2
1.0
Cretaceous
Shale; Sandstone
1.1
0.9
Tertiary
Volcanic rock; Intermediate volcanic rock
1.1
1.0
Mississippian
Limestone; Medium-grained mixed clastic rock
1.0
0.8
Quaternary
Lake or marine sediment; Alluvium
0.7
0.6
Tertiary
Quartz monzonite; Granitoid
0.3
0.2
Cretaceous
Medium-grained mixed clastic rock; Volcanic rock
0.1
0.0
Jan
2
4
Feb
3
10
Mar
2
19
Apr
2
7
May
6
28
Jun
5
54
Jul
13
100
Aug
14
77
Sep
6
62
Oct
2
11
Nov
2
14
Dec
2
6
Near trail lightning strikes