Cerro Blanco
- 1.9 mi
- round trip
- 289 ft
- climb
- 8,618 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Cerro Blanco open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Cibola National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Cibola National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Cerro Blanco is an easy out-and-back hike in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness, part of the Mountainair Ranger District of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico. The trail rises about 290 feet from a low point of 8,318 feet to a high point of 8,618 feet, covering roughly 1.9 miles round trip. The route is on natural surface, and the Forest Service allows both horses and bikes. It is open year-round, and the surrounding wilderness makes it a compact outing within the protected backcountry. The Cerro Blanco Trail and the Fourth of July Trail both start within a third of a mile, and the Manzano Crest Trail is about 0.7 miles away. For an overnight stay, Fourth of July Campground sits roughly 0.8 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Turquoise Trail Campground24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Cerro Blanco TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Fourth of July TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Manzano Crest TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Fourth of July CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- OjitoHiking0.9 mi
- Radical WallRock climbing7.7 mi
- Bulge WallRock climbing7.7 mi
- Power WallRock climbing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fourth of July TrailHiking · Next door
- Cerro Blanco TrailHiking · Next door
- OjitoHiking · ~2 min drive
- Manzano Crest TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Manzano Crest TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Fourth of July TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Vigil TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- BosqueHiking · ~2 min drive
- Spring Loop TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Manzano Crest Trail (170)Hiking · ~4 min drive
