10.3 mi from the trailheadFort Stanton Cave Campground
Campground · New Mexico
10.0 mi out & back, trail only · 3,304 ft gain · 9,111 ft high point · Very hard
Reached by a 8.0 mi approach each way
In Capitan Mountains Wilderness · New Mexico · U.S. Forest Service
Capitan Peak Trail climbs 3,304 feet in Capitan Mountains Wilderness, passing Chimney Rock with Boy Scout Mountain and Capitan Peak nearby.
3,304 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
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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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