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New Mexico
La Cueva Peak Trail
0.8 mi
Distance
387 ft
Gain
26 min
Time
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Inside Carson National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 387 ft
- Elevation loss
- 387 ft
- Highest point
- 10,634 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,298 ft
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- Forest Service
About this trail
La Cueva Peak Trail is a 1.58-mile out-and-back route in New Mexico with 387 feet of elevation gain and 387 feet of elevation loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 10,634 feet.
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