Paved New Mexico Passes & Peaks

Emory Pass East Ascent For all you type "A" types, here is a list of paved passes and peaks in New Mexico that you can add it to your lists of challenges to do. These passes and peaks are paved and accessable by road bikes. "Saddles" or divides that are not named passes may also qualify. This list is is still a work in progress. Where they exist, there are links from each pass to NMTS ride descriptions. Notes: Colorado Paved Mountain Passes

Paved New Mexico Passes & Peaks Rank Pass Elevation (Feet) Nearby Town Notes Location 0 Sandia Peak 10,640 Tijeras Up and back -106.449645, 35.210317 0 Santa Fe Ski Area 10,351 Santa Fe Up and back 18 miles east of Santa Fe 35°47'26"N 106°48'05"W 0 Bobcat Pass 9835 Red River East of Red River 36°42'0"N 105°20'23"W 0 Taos Ski Valley 9763 Taos Up and back 36°35'71"N 105°26'42"W 0 Palo Flechado Pass 9111 Angel Fire Between Angel Fire and Taos 36°24'52"N 105°20'11"W 0 Emory Pass 8163 Kingston On NM152 east of Silver City 32°54'36"N 107°46'0"W 0 Glorieta Pass 7559 Santa Fe On I-25, east of Santa Fe. 35°35'29"N 105°46'40"W 0 Raton Pass 7833 Raton Up and back on I-25 north of Raton. 36°59'23"N 104°28'58"W 0 Saliz Pass 6443 Reserve Along US180, south of Reserve 33°34'33"N 108°54'46"W 0 West Pass 8110 Datil West of Datil along US60 34°15'30"N 107°57'32"W 0 San Augustin Pass 5725 Las Cruces East on US70. Topozone 32°25'31"N 106°33'57"W 0 Capulin Volcano 7869 Raton  Capulin Volcano National Monument. Bicycles normally not allowed 36°46'54"N 103°58'13"W 0 Heartbreak Hill 7226 Golden Divide between Golden and Edgewood 35°14'06"N 106°11'58"W 0 Cloudcroft 8680 Cloudcroft East side of town. Quite a climb from Tularosa.