Holt Mountain Trail
- 2.4 mi
- round trip
- 850 ft
- climb
- 9,767 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Holt Mountain Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Gila National Forest. It doesn't name Holt Mountain Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Beaverhead Water Non-Potable
Agency closure covering Gila National Forest · USFS · Gila National Forest
Catwalk Recreation Area Temporary Closure (Flooding)
Agency closure covering Glenwood Ranger District · Order 03-06-04-26-006 · USFS · Glenwood Ranger District
Harmful algae detected in Lake Roberts
Agency alert covering Gila National Forest · USFS · Gila National Forest
Potentially Dangerous Animal Encounters
Agency alert covering Gila National Forest · USFS · Gila National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Gila National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Holt Mountain Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Glenwood Ranger District of Gila National Forest in New Mexico. The trail is about 4.8 miles long, with an elevation gain of 850 feet, and it starts and ends at roughly 9,000 feet, climbing to a high point of about 9,767 feet. The trail lies within designated wilderness, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The route is short and gentle, making it a straightforward outing for a day in the high country. Straight Up Trail sits just 0.1 mile away, and Johnson's Cabin Trail #225 and North Fork Trail are both within about 1.7 miles. Little Whitewater Trail #214 is about 2.1 miles off, so the area offers several options for linking hikes together.
Local outfitters
- Alpine Village RV Park44 mi away
- Silver City RV Park46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Straight Up TrailHiking0.1 mi
Johnson's Cabin Trail #225HikingPhoto: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi- North Fork TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Little Whitewater Trail #214Hiking2.1 mi
- Holt GulchHiking2.6 mi
- Spider Creek TrailHiking2.8 mi
- Hanging Rock TrailHiking3 mi
- Skeleton Ridge TrailHiking3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Catwalk National Recreation Trail #207PHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: dennyforreal, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Iron Creek Trail #172Hiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: NASA's Earth Observatory, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Johnson's Cabin Trail #225Hiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Little Whitewater Trail #214Hiking · ~4 min drive
- Holt GulchHiking · ~5 min drive
- DelocheHiking · ~7 min drive
- Spider Creek TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Little Dry Trail #180Hiking · ~11 min drive
- Grouse Mountain Trail #781Hiking · ~7 min drive
- North Fork TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 2.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 850 ft
- Summit
- 9,773 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
Questions about this route
How long is the Holt Mountain Trail on Holt Mountain?
About 2.4 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Holt Mountain Trail?
About 850 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Holt Mountain Trail?
It is rated easy.
Conditions and forecast on Holt Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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