8.6 mi from the trailheadBlack Canyon Campground - Lower
Campground · New Mexico
16.3 mi out & back, trail only · 3,636 ft gain · 9,518 ft high point · Very hard
Reached from Continental Divide, 14.2 mi each way
In Gila National Forest · New Mexico · U.S. Forest Service
McKnight Cabin is a 16.3 mi out and back in Gila National Forest near Kelly Mesa, climbing 3,636 ft to 9,518 ft.
3,636 ft of gain round trip.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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