8.6 mi from the trailheadBlack Canyon Campground - Lower
Campground · New Mexico

9.0 mi out & back, trail only · 2,830 ft gain · 10,123 ft high point · Very hard
Reached from Continental Divide, 12.6 mi each way
In Aldo Leopold Wilderness · New Mexico · OpenStreetMap contributors
Powderhorn Ridge Trail is a 9.0-mile out and back in Aldo Leopold Wilderness with McKnight Mountain along the route, climbing 2,830 feet to 10,123 feet.
2,830 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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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.
Campground · New Mexico
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