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Kitchen Mesa Trail at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

Hike

Kitchen Mesa Trail

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

3.8 mi out & back · 1,098 ft gain · 7,108 ft high point · Moderate

New Mexico · OpenStreetMap contributors

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About this hike

Kitchen Mesa Trail is a 3.8-mile out and back hike at Ghost Ranch that climbs to Kitchen Mesa peak.

Elevation

1,098 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

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Out: 720 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Kitchen MesaDestination · 1.9 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. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 3.8 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 1,098 ft round trip
High point: 7,108 ft
Low point: 6,510 ft
Difficulty: ModerateFrom 3.8 mi and 1,098 ft of climbing
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: New Mexico
Camps within 15 mi: 3
Trailhead: 36.3363° N · 106.4692° W

Get directions Open the map

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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

Fri57°39°Partly Sunny
Sat47°33°Showers And Thunderstorms
Sun52°30°Sunny
Mon55°32°Sunny
Tue54°33°Showers And Thunderstorms
Wed46°28°Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Thu49°Mostly Sunny

Fri: Partly Sunny · wind 0 to 5 mph SE

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