Continental Divide Trail

This is a 9.9-mile out-and-back hike on the Continental Divide Trail in New Mexico, set within the Bureau of Land Management's Socorro Field Office. The route rises about 1,100 feet from a low point of 7,174 feet to a high of 7,936 feet, and it is rated moderate. It sits right alongside the Cdt - New Mexico Section, about a tenth of a mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 14 to 15 a month. That station sits roughly 886 feet lower than the trail's high point, so expect cooler temperatures up top. The trail lies on Bureau of Land Management land in the Socorro Field Office, and the route is part of the New Mexico section of the Continental Divide Trail.