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Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive

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49.4 km
Length
+801 m
Ascent
−461 m
Descent
1,297 m
Highest point
11.0%
Max gradient
1h 06min
Drive time (approx.)
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive map
49.4 km · 1,297 m

Elevation profile

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What does Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive look like?

Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Jonathan Cutrer · CC BY 2.0
Big Bend October 2013 1
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tuff Canyon 5
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Big Bend Landscape
Jonathan Cutrer · CC BY 2.0
Kit Mountain
lns1122 · CC BY 2.0
Big Bend National Park 03
Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Big Bend National Park 06
Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tarantula, Big Bend National Park (8180036588)
daveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0

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Start
Brewster County
29.16804, -103.61032
Finish
Brewster County
29.32166, -103.38291

Along the road

Toilets

6
6 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 36.2 km.

Parking

25
Santa Elena Canyon Trailhead Parking 0.0 km · 659 m
Tuff Canyon Trailhead Parking 17.9 km · 723 m
Chimneys Arch Trailhead Parking 29.2 km · 968 m
Sotol Vista Parking 36.2 km · 1,273 m
21 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 48.0 km.

Viewpoints

11
Santa Elena Canyon Overlook 1.3 km · 682 m
Desert Mountain Overlook 10.6 km · 657 m
Cerro Castellan 15.7 km · 679 m
Tuff Canyon West Overlook 2 17.7 km · 720 m
Tuff Canyon West Overlook 1 17.8 km · 721 m
Tuff Canyon East Overlook 18.0 km · 725 m
Goat Mountain 26.0 km · 870 m
Sotol Vista Overlook 36.1 km · 1,266 m
Homer Wilson Ranch Overlook 37.0 km · 1,297 m
Fins of Fire 43.1 km · 1,127 m
Chisos Mountains 46.4 km · 1,061 m