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Alamo Canyon

In the Sacramento Mountains

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Mar–May, Aug–Nov

Next nearby hike: Alamo Peak 1.5 mi · 2.5 kmExplore Sacramento Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Aug–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J8°-2°32
  2. F11°-1°34
  3. M15°2°26
  4. A19°5°21
  5. M24°10°28
  6. J28°15°48
  7. J27°15°106
  8. A26°15°116
  9. S24°12°68
  10. O19°7°50
  11. N13°2°32
  12. D8°-2°44

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Sacramento Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km SE of Alamogordo (Otero County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lincoln National Forest
Best months
Mar–May, Aug–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
32.8457, -105.8600
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Pipeline

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Goat Springs

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Heart Attack Cyn

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Lower San Andres

2.3 km · 4.6 mi · 7.3 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Alamo Peak

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Lincoln National Forest

Roundup Ground

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Lincoln National Forest

Caballero Cyn

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Lincoln National Forest

Atkinson Field

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Lincoln National Forest

San Andres Cyn

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Lincoln National Forest

Upper Dry Cyn

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Lincoln National Forest

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