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New Mexico
Crater Lake - Bear Caves Trail
0.8 mi
Distance
526 ft
Gain
25 min
Time
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Crater Lake - Bear Caves Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 526 ft
- Elevation loss
- 526 ft
- Highest point
- 8,488 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,368 ft
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About this trail
Crater Lake - Bear Caves Trail is a 1.58-mile out-and-back hike in New Mexico with 526 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,488 feet.
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