Yates Canyon Road
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 123 ft
- climb
- 7,437 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jan–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Yates Canyon Road open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Gila National Forest. It doesn't name Yates Canyon Road, so check the source for the area it covers.
Beaverhead Water Non-Potable
Agency closure covering Gila National Forest · USFS · Gila National Forest
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.
Yates Canyon Road is a short, easy out-and-back hike in the Wilderness Ranger District of Gila National Forest in New Mexico, managed by the Forest Service. The route is about 1.3 miles long, with a low point of 7,304 feet and a high of 7,437 feet, and it gains about 123 feet of elevation. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Ft Bayard show October highs around 74°F with lows near 47°F, and May highs around 80°F. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the road run cooler. Mcknight Road and Quaking Aspen Canyon Trail #86 both lie about half a mile away. Rabb Park Trail #747 is about 2 miles off, and Iron Creek Campground is roughly 8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Silver City RV Park26 mi away
- Burro Mountain Homestead RV Park40 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Mcknight RoadHiking0.5 mi
- Quaking Aspen Canyon Trail #86Hiking0.5 mi
- Rabb Park Trail #747Hiking2 mi
- Black Range Crest Trail #79Hiking3 mi
- POWDERHORN RIDGEHiking3.1 mi
- East Canyon Trail #93Hiking3.7 mi
- Mcknight Canyon Trail #92Hiking3.9 mi
- Iron Creek CampgroundCamping8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Cdt JovHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Ladrone Gulch Trail #127Hiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Scenic TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Black Range Crest Trail #79Hiking · ~5 min drive
- Hillsboro Peak Bypass Trail #412Hiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Old Mineral CreekHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Mcknight RoadHiking · Next door
- Holden Prong Trail #114Hiking · ~11 min drive
CoffeeHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East Canyon Trail #93Hiking · ~6 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Yates Canyon Road
Best months: January–May and September–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
56° / 32°
6 wet
Feb
59° / 34°
6 wet
Mar
66° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
73° / 43°
3 wet
May
80° / 50°
3 wet
Jun
90° / 60°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 64°
13 wet
Aug
87° / 63°
13 wet
Sep
83° / 58°
8 wet
Oct
74° / 47°
5 wet
Nov
63° / 37°
4 wet
Dec
55° / 30°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Bayard, NM, 19.9 mi away at 6,099 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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