Silver City RV Park
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Signal Peak Trail #742
New Mexico
New Mexico
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.3 mi
Distance
1,709 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Gila National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back
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Signal Peak Trail #742
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,709 ft
- Highest point
- 8,995 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,261 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Signal Peak Trail #742 is a 4.56-mile out-and-back hike in New Mexico with 2,120 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward route to the summit.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,995 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 4.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Silver City Ranger District · Ranger district
- Gila National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Gila National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Gila National Forest Occupancy and Use Prohibitions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Vandalism on forest defers maintenance, decreases public safety
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Potentially Dangerous Animal Encounters
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Harmful algae detected in Lake Roberts
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- SIGNAL PEAKHiking2.3 mi
- Little CherryHiking2.9 mi
- Continental Divide TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Sawmill Wagon Road Trail #243Hiking3.1 mi
- Woodhaul Wagon RoadHiking4.5 mi
- Lake Roberts Boat LaunchLake fishing6.7 mi
- Lake RobertsLake fishing6.8 mi
- New Mexico, other Southern AreasRock climbing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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