El Malpais & Zuni

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95.9 km

Length

+744 m

Ascent

−296 m

Descent

2,399 m

Highest point

4.6%

Max gradient

2h 08min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,399 m

12 °C heavyrain

wind 6 m/s · clouds 98%

At the start

13 °C heavyrain

wind 5 m/s · clouds 91%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	8 °C	17 °C	4.2 mm	6 m/s	lightrainshowers
Saturday 24 Oct	5 °C	13 °C	6.9 mm	7 m/s	rain
Sunday 25 Oct	5 °C	12 °C	1.6 mm	4 m/s	partlycloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: paved 100%

Roads nearby

The Coronado Trail

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Length: +3,413 m
Ascent

Chaco Canyon Road

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Length: +333 m
Ascent

The Plains of San Agustin

57.8 km
Length: +422 m
Ascent

95.9 km · 2,399 m

Elevation profile

What does El Malpais & Zuni look like?

Zuni land · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Apache County

35.02004, -109.04606

Finish

Cibola County

35.00660, -108.09043

Along the road

Parking

22 unnamed places along the road, from 19.2 km to 75.0 km.

Fuel

Speedway 19.2 km · 1,917 m

Sinclair 19.9 km · 1,918 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 19.2 km to 61.2 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Stagecoach Cafe 54.3 km · 2,104 m

Ancient Way Café 73.6 km · 2,224 m

La Tinaja 79.4 km · 2,244 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 54.3 km to 79.4 km.