FR150
summit(u): Santa Fe Ski Basin -11960ft- there is no
higher point reachable by bicycle, closer to Santa Fe
FR076 summit(u): Cerro Vista
-11230ft- long ride in a maze or high green ridges
Ortiz Peak
summit(u) -11209(ft)- mountain on the edge of Valle
Vidal, across from the highest mountain in New Mexico
Lagunita Saddle
-10780(10510)ft- deep gravel and torn up atb trails in
places, but a named saddle
Osha Pass -9830(ft)-
speculation has it that this pass shares in the history
of nearby historic Palo Alto Pass
Manning Canyon
summit(u) -5030(ft)- low dessert ridge crossing near
the mexican border
FR437 summit(u):
Sangre de Cristo mtns -10000ft- dirt road in green
Sangre de Cristo Mtns with many day tour options
Baylor Pass -6350ft -
hiking trail, parts of which also makes a good single
track ride in the spectacular Organ Mountains
-PAVED-
in order of highest altitude
Holman Hill summit
-9469ft- a verdant, deeply forested climb in the
Sangre de Cristo mnts.
Palo Flechado
Pass -9101(ft)- this Rocky Mountain crossing
goes back to before spanish colonial times
NM244 summit(u):
Cloudcraft area -8990(ft)- huge climb, and when
you get to the top: forest
US Hill summit
-8542ft- New Mexcio can be as green as Appalachia,
and this pass is an example
Emory Pass -8228ft-
probably the most appreciated, paved cycling pass in
New Mexico
Glorieta Pass
-7580ft- a national historic park waits near the top
to tell the story of this pass
Abo Pass -
5750(5440)ft- low dessert crossing already used by
Anasazi Indians
San Agustin Pass
-5719(ft)- a four lane highway east of Las Cruces
that can be crossed with a bicycle on the shoulder
- MTB - in order of highest altitude