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New Mexico
Alamo Canyon Trail
3.0 mi
Distance
1,692 ft
Gain
1h 39m
Time
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Inside Valles Caldera National Preserve
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,692 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,692 ft
- Highest point
- 9,422 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,500 ft
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- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Alamo Canyon Trail is a 6.06-mile out-and-back hike in New Mexico with 1,692 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,422 feet.
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