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Telephone Ridge

In the Guadalupe Mountains

Trail3.8 km · 2.4 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Cave Canyon 0.3 mi · 0.6 kmExplore Guadalupe Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J10°-2°14
  2. F13°0°16
  3. M17°3°15
  4. A21°7°18
  5. M25°12°34
  6. J29°16°56
  7. J28°17°82
  8. A27°16°89
  9. S25°13°78
  10. O20°8°35
  11. N14°3°19
  12. D10°-1°19

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 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long, Telephone Ridge is a trail in Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America. It is in the Guadalupe Mountains. It lies about 57 km southwest of Carlsbad.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.8 km · 2.4 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
Guadalupe Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
57 km SW of Carlsbad (Eddy County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lincoln National Forest
Connects to
Munson Trail, Pack Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
32.1194, -104.7135
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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