New Mexico hiking trails - Highline Trail, San Juan Mountains, Rio Arriba County
LOCATION
Latitude: 36.01611
Longitude: -106.42083
User input for Highline Trail, San Juan Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico:
Dan Kelly:
If this: Highline Trail re: Rio Arriba County. This trail runs from Polvadera Peak to Chicoma Mountain (Rio Arriba's Highest) ...and is in the JEMEZ MOUNTAINS..NOT the San Juan. It refers to Abiquiu lots..so I assume it is. More infor in July or August when we'll be exploring it!
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| | Can’t wait to get out in nature, if you happen to be in Rio Arriba County of New Mexico, Highline Trail is a great local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. It's a long drive from Los Alamos to Highline Trail but if you're looking for a good place to go hiking this is a good choice. For the period of the months of summer here at Highline Trail, high temperatures commonly get into the 80's, and the night is somewhat cooler of course, frequently in the 50's. All through the wintertime highs are frequently in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows |
in the 0's to Highline Trail.
In the San Juan Mountains there are many great hiking trails, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. Highline Trail is a great spot to camp, Juniper Campground is a great spot, and a trip to Bandelier National Monument is recommended.
| These mountains rock, just check out all the enjoyable things to do in the San Juan Mountains. Las Conchas Campground is a brilliant campground here; in the event that you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Rio Chama. You'll meet a lot of folks from Los Alamos here, and whitewater paddling is great on Rio Grande. At Highline Trail you don’t see much precipitation; August is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is April.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Highline Trail. |
| | Trails Near Highline Trail:
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Rechuelos Trail, Rio Arriba County
, 1 miles away |
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Bancos Loop, Rio Arriba County
, 3 miles away |
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Vallecitos Trail, Rio Arriba County
, 3 miles away |
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Ojitas Polvadera Trail, Rio Arriba County
, 4 miles away |
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Puerco Espin Trail, Rio Arriba County
, 4 miles away |
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Caballo Trail, Los Alamos County
, 6 miles away |
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Guaje Canyon Trail, Los Alamos County
, 6 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Highline Trail:
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Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County
County
, 13 miles away, Class I-II - 25 miles long (Abiquiu Dam to confluence with Rio Grande) |
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Rio Grande, Sandoval County
County
, 20 miles away, Class III - 24 miles long (Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir) |
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Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County
County
, 23 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Monastary to Big Eddy) |
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Rio Ojo Caliente, Rio Arriba County
County
, 26 miles away, Class I-II - 28 miles long (La Madera to confluence with Rio Chama) |
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Jemez River, Sandoval County
County
, 27 miles away, Class -blank- - 50 miles long (Battleship Rock to Zia Pueblo) |
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| | National Parks Near Highline Trail:
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Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM
, 13 miles away |
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Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Santa Fe - NM
, 32 miles away |
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Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque - NM
, 53 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Highline Trail:
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Los Alamos, Nm, Los Alamos
, 11 miles away |
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Ashley Hotel and Suites, Los Alamos
, 11 miles away |
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Best Western Hilltop House Hotel, Los Alamos
, 12 miles away |
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The Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu
, 14 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Espanola, Espanola
, 25 miles away |
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