Desert Dance
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 93 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 18 h ago
Desert Dance is a short mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in the Las Cruces District Office, about half a mile from the Las Cruces area. It's an out-and-back ride of about 1.1 miles, with a low point of 4,452 feet and a high of 4,552 feet, so the climb is only about 93 feet one way. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April and October highs around 77°F, while June and July average in the mid-90s and bring more wet days. Several other mountain biking routes sit close by, including Three Arroyos about 0.1 mile away and Push It at 0.4 mile. Climbers can head to Vedauwoo Dome, about 1.2 miles off, or Checkerboard Wall at roughly 1.6 miles.
Best time to go · Mar–May, Oct
Best time to visit Desert Dance
Best months: March–May and 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
56° / 23°
3 wet
Feb
62° / 26°
2 wet
Mar
69° / 32°
1 wet
Apr
77° / 39°
1 wet
May
85° / 47°
3 wet
Jun
95° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
94° / 66°
9 wet
Aug
91° / 64°
9 wet
Sep
86° / 56°
5 wet
Oct
77° / 42°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 31°
3 wet
Dec
55° / 23°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Las Cruces 20 N, NM, 12.4 mi away at 4,327 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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