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Byway: New Mexico - Jemez Mountain Trail

Byway Description: Just north of Albuquerque is one of New Mexico's most spectacular scenic drives. This journey through time takes you past amazing geological formations, ancient Indian ruins, and an Indian pueblo. The area is rich in logging, mining, and ranching heritage as well. Sites include Jemez State Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Soda Dam, Cabezon, Battleship Rock and the Spence, and Jemez Mountain hot springs.


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0.0
(219.4)
0.0
(136.3)
Junction
Altitude: 6345 feet
Junction State Route #4 with State Route #502, at Los Alamos, New Mexico, a townsite in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. Los Alamos National Laboratory, located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The laboratory is one of the largest science and technology institutions in the world that conducts multidisciplinary research for fields such as national security, outer space, renewable energy, medicine, nanotechnology, and supercomputing. This is where Byway Jemez Mountain Trail begins its run, through time, past amazing geological formations, ancient Indian ruins, and an Indian pueblo. Sites the byway passes through are; Jemez State Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Soda Dam, Cabezon, Battleship Rock, and the Spence and Jemez Mountain Hot Springs.
1.4
(218.0)
0.9
(135.5)
Bandelier National Monument
Altitude: 6499 feet
East Jemez Road, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
5.8
(213.6)
3.6
(132.7)
White Rock, New Mexico
Altitude: 6394 feet
Rover Boulevard, White Rock, New Mexico, a community in Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
17.3
(202.1)
10.8
(125.6)
Road Access
Altitude: 6568 feet
Road Access to the River, within Bandelier National Monument, in New Mexico
19.3
(200.1)
12.0
(124.3)
Road to Entrance
Altitude: 6663 feet
Road to Entrance of Bandelier National Monument, a National Monument preserving ancient ruins near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This National Monument and the wilderness area is visited by 300,000 visitors annually.
28.8
(190.6)
17.9
(118.4)
Junction
Altitude: 7621 feet
Junction State Route #501, to Los Alamos, New Mexico
38.5
(180.9)
23.9
(112.4)
St. Peters Dome Road
Altitude: 8980 feet
St. Peters Dome Road, Forest Route #289, to Bandelier National Monument,
55.2
(164.2)
34.3
(102.0)
Hoven Weep Loop
Altitude: 8163 feet
Hoven Weep Loop Forest Road #10,
57.8
(161.6)
35.9
(100.4)
Jemez Falls Road
Altitude: 8025 feet
Jemez Falls Road,
75.8
(143.6)
47.1
(89.2)
State Route #144
Altitude: 8724 feet
State Route #144 / Forest Road 380,
81.7
(137.7)
50.8
(85.6)
Lake Fork Road
Altitude: 7720 feet
Lake Fork Road, Fenton Lake, Fenton Lake State Park, a New Mexico State Park, a popular fishing destination, located west of Bandelier National Monument on State Highway #126.
81.9
(137.5)
50.9
(85.4)
Fenton Lake State Park
Altitude: 7677 feet
Fenton Lake Road, Fenton Lake State Park, At this location This part of the Byway ends here and continues its run on State Highway #4 southwesterly to San Ysidro, New Mexico and on to Cuba, New Mexico where the byway ends. By proceeding further north On State Highway #126, Travlers can reach Cuba, New Mexico,
96.7
(122.7)
60.1
(76.2)
Junction
Altitude: 7628 feet
Junction State Highway #126 with State Highway #4, La Cueva, New Mexico
106.3
(113.1)
66.1
(70.3)
San Diego Loop
Altitude: 6490 feet
San Diego Loop, Indian Mesa Trail, near Jemez State Monument,
109.6
(109.8)
68.1
(68.2)
The Jemez State Monument
Altitude: 6280 feet
The Jemez State Monument, a protected area in Sandoval County, New Mexico, near the village of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. The site is a national historic place.
110.5
(108.9)
68.7
(67.7)
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Altitude: 6211 feet
Jemez Springs, New Mexico, a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, There are a number of hot springs located nearby this village. Jemez Ranger District is head quartered here. It is the site of the Bodhi Manda Zen Center, a Rinzai Zen training temple, and Jemez State Monument, New Mexico
123.6
(95.8)
76.8
(59.5)
State Route #485
Altitude: 5666 feet
State Route #485/Virgin Canyon Road,
125.4
(94.0)
77.9
(58.4)
Camino Amarillo
Altitude: 5643 feet
Camino Amarillo, A Loop in the Jemez
128.9
(90.5)
80.1
(56.2)
Ponderosa, New Mexico
Altitude: 5587 feet
State Route #290, Community of Ponderosa, New Mexico, located in Sandoval County, New Mexico,
130.5
(88.9)
81.1
(55.2)
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Altitude: 5614 feet
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico,
135.7
(83.7)
84.3
(52.0)
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico
Altitude: 5482 feet
Indian Service Route #79, Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, located southeast of this location, close to State Highway #44/USA Highway #550. This is a registered national historic place.
137.5
(81.9)
85.4
(50.9)
San Sidro, New Mexico
Altitude: 5466 feet
Community of San Sidro, New Mexico
138.8
(80.6)
86.3
(50.1)
San Ysidro, New Mexico
Altitude: 5466 feet
Junction State Highway #44 / USA Highway #550, San Ysidro, New Mexico, a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, located in Jemez Valley. The Jemez River runs through San Ysidro, New Mexico. An annual San Ysidro Fiesta Day is held each year in mid-May.
166.0
(53.4)
103.2
(33.2)
Indian Service Route #2
Altitude: 6243 feet
Indian Service Route #2 / W Ridge Road, Indian Service Route #3,
169.1
(50.3)
105.1
(31.3)
Junction
Altitude: 6371 feet
Indian Service Route #96/95, State Route #279, The Santa Fe impact structure, an eroded remnant of a bolide impact crater in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
183.4
(36.0)
114.0
(22.4)
Old Highway 44
Altitude: 6555 feet
Old Highway #44, San Miguel Road,
200.4
(19.0)
124.5
(11.8)
Lagunitas Road
Altitude: 6804 feet
Lagunitas Road, Old Highway #44, Duke City Road,
203.1
(16.3)
126.2
(10.1)
Junction
Altitude: 6883 feet
Junction State Highway #197,
204.1
(15.3)
126.8
(9.5)
Cuba, New Mexico
Altitude: 6903 feet
Cuba, New Mexico, a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico,
204.6
(14.8)
127.1
(9.2)
Junction
Altitude: 6906 feet
JUnction of State Highway #126 with USA Highway #550/State Highway #44, in Cuba, New Mexico, a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, Community of La Jara, New Mexico, lies on State Highway #96, northwest of Cuba, New Mexico
209.3
(10.1)
130.1
(6.3)
Eureka Mesa Road
Altitude: 7182 feet
Eureka Mesa Road, Duke City Road,
215.7
(3.7)
134.0
(2.3)
Forest Route
Altitude: 7808 feet
Forest Route 533, State Route #126,
219.4
(0.0)
136.3
(0.0)
End of Jemez Mountain Trail
Altitude: 8593 feet
On State Highway #126, Southeast of Cuba, New Mexico, ends Jemez Mountain Trail,

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