Rock Hound Road
- 3.7 mi
- round trip
- 82 ft
- climb
- 4,323 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
- best months
Rock Hound Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back hike in southern New Mexico, about 5 miles from the town of Carne. The route rises from a low point of 4,230 feet to a high of 4,323 feet, with an elevation gain of 82 feet one way. It is rated moderate. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deming show April highs around 77°F and October highs around 78°F, while June and July average in the mid-90s. Several other hikes lie within a few miles. Palomas Road and Camino Real are each about 3.7 miles away, Solano Road is about 4.4 miles away, and Thunder Egg Trail is about 4.8 miles away.
- Palomas RoadHiking3.7 mi
- Camino RealHiking3.7 mi
- Solano RoadHiking4.4 mi
- Thunder Egg TrailHiking4.8 mi
- Stirrup RoadHiking4.8 mi
- Jasper TrailHiking4.9 mi
- Cdt JusHiking5 mi
- South Country Club RoadHiking5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Lover's Leap Canyon TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cdt JuuHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Cdt JrsHiking · ~13 min drive
- Gap Road SoutheastHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
CdtHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: JustTooLazy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- CdtHiking · ~24 min drive
Butterfield TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: theforestprimeval, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Frying Pan Spring TrailHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: theforestprimeval, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Cookes Peak TrailHiking · ~34 min drive
- Palomas RoadHiking · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Rock Hound Road
Best months: March–April and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
58° / 27°
4 wet
Feb
62° / 31°
3 wet
Mar
70° / 36°
2 wet
Apr
77° / 43°
1 wet
May
87° / 51°
2 wet
Jun
96° / 61°
4 wet
Jul
95° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
93° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
87° / 59°
6 wet
Oct
78° / 47°
4 wet
Nov
66° / 35°
3 wet
Dec
57° / 28°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Deming Muni Ap, NM, 4.3 mi away at 4,301 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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