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Box Canyon Trail

Near Kitchen Mesa
Camp 3 mi away

3.1 mi out & back · 741 ft gain · 7,066 ft high point · Moderate

New Mexico · OpenStreetMap contributors

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About this hike

Box Canyon Trail is a 3.1-mile out and back hike at Ghost Ranch, climbing 741 feet with Kitchen Mesa peak near the route.

Elevation

741 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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3.4 mi from the trailhead
Echo Amphitheater
Campground

More hikes nearby

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Canjilon Mountain
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- Tops out at 10,913 ft
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Out: 600 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Kitchen MesaNearby · 0.0 mi in

Nearby reading

Ghost Ranch

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 3.1 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 741 ft round trip
High point: 7,066 ft
Low point: 6,512 ft
Difficulty: ModerateFrom 3.1 mi and 741 ft of climbing
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: New Mexico
Camps within 15 mi: 3
Trailhead: 36.3363° N · 106.4692° W

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El Rito Campground--Group Shelter

Campground

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Continental Divide Trail

Passes Hopewell Lake
Inside Chama River Canyon Wilderness
14,146 ft of climbing

101.0 mi one way · 14,146 ft gain · Very hard

Chama River Canyon Wilderness · Camp 5 mi away

Cerro de la Garita Trail

Near Cerro Santa Rosa
Inside Valles Caldera National Preserve
1,977 ft of climbing

9.4 mi out & back · 1,977 ft gain · Hard

Valles Caldera National Preserve · Camp 10 mi away

Continental Divide Nat Scenic

Near Mesa del Camino
Inside Chama River Canyon Wilderness
6,648 ft of climbing

32.9 mi one way · 6,648 ft gain · Very hard

Chama River Canyon Wilderness · Camp 5 mi away

Kitchen Mesa Trail

Summits Kitchen Mesa
1,098 ft of climbing
Camp 3 mi away

3.8 mi out & back · 1,098 ft gain · Moderate

New Mexico · Camp 3 mi away

Rito de los Indios Trail

Near Cerro Santa Rosa
Inside Valles Caldera National Preserve

7.9 mi out & back · 933 ft gain · Moderate

Valles Caldera National Preserve · Camp 10 mi away

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Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Fair
AT&TLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain

Weather

7-day forecast

Fri53°34°Mostly Cloudy
Sat58°35°Sunny
Sun60°35°Sunny
Mon63°37°Sunny
Tue62°37°Sunny
Wed61°37°Sunny
Thu60°Sunny

Fri: Mostly Cloudy · wind 0 to 5 mph SE

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