The Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the north of the
state are crossed by routes used since Spanish
colonial times, or even earlier by indiginous people.
These are the highest passes in the state and are a
land of cool forests even in the summer. As you go
south historic passes become more and more wide
shallow gaps between alluvial fans, reaching up to
dessert mountain ranges. But even in the land of large
private land grants, trails and dirt roads reach up
high into the mountains. In New Mexico you don't have
to stop cycling summits in the winter. The south has
large climbs that are snow free for at least the
largest part of the winter.
The
tables below currently contain 16 passes, including 6
unrecogniced summits
Summits
with more than three pictures are listed again in
