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Barranca Mesa North Rim Trail
On Barranca Mesa, Jemez Mountains
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)
- J4°-8°18
- F6°-7°16
- M11°-4°24
- A16°0°22
- M21°5°29
- J26°10°28
- J27°13°59
- A25°12°71
- S23°8°43
- O17°3°36
- N10°-3°18
- D5°-7°22
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.
About this trail
About 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long, Barranca Mesa North Rim Trail is a local hiking route in Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America. It is on Barranca Mesa in the Jemez Mountains. It lies about 4.8 km northeast of Los Alamos.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 2.4 km · 1.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Barranca Mesa (mountain, 2,217 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Jemez Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 4.8 km NE of Los Alamos (Los Alamos County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Santa Fe National Forest
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- New Mexico
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- City of Los Alamos
- Route centre
- 35.9054, -106.2716
- Route start
- 35.9066, -106.2591
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 16357031
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.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail startDeer Trap Mesa Trails
0.3 mi · 0.4 km · Santa Fe National Forest
Bayo Canyon Trail
1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Santa Fe National Forest
Bayo/Pueblo Loop
1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Santa Fe National Forest
Rendija
1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Santa Fe National Forest
Bayo Benches Loop
1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Santa Fe National Forest
Hamilton/Zipline Loop
1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Santa Fe National Forest
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