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New Mexico · Hiking · Near Santo Domingo Pueblo
West Road
- 0.2 mi
- distance
- 7,270 ft
- high point
- Lollipop
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is West Road open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Santa Fe National Forest.
Road Conditions
Agency alert covering Santa Fe National Forest · USFS · Santa Fe National Forest
Headquarters Well Area Closure on Española Ranger District
Agency alert covering Espanola Ranger District · Order 03-10-06-25-17 · USFS · Espanola Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Santa Fe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
West Road is a short 0.20-mile lollipop trail in New Mexico managed by the Department of Energy. The trail gains 18 feet of elevation.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Otowi Cafeteria
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On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsNewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit West Road
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
40° / 21°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
53° / 30°
7 wet
Apr
61° / 35°
6 wet
May
70° / 44°
6 wet
Jun
81° / 53°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 57°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 55°
14 wet
Sep
74° / 49°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 38°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 28°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Los Alamos, NM, 1.2 mi away at 7,424 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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