11.3 km
Length
+248 m
Ascent
−25 m
Descent
1,359 m
Highest point
1
Hairpins
6.3%
Max gradient
0h 15min
Drive time (approx.)
The Carlsbad Caverns Highway map
11.3 km · 1 hairpin · 1,359 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 000 m1 100 m1 200 m1 300 m1 400 m0 km5 km10 km1 359 m

What does The Carlsbad Caverns Highway look like?

Eddy County - Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 20220823104204
Eddy County - Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 20220823104204 · Riis2602 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Carlsbad giant dome (51618572689)
Carlsbad giant dome (51618572689) · Christian Collins · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico
Historic Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico · ForgottenColorado · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pisoid-grainstone 20230217
Pisoid-grainstone 20230217 · Rygel, M.C. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ken, Rock of Ages, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Ken, Rock of Ages, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico · Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Start and finish

Start
Whites City
32.17684, -104.37995
Finish
Eddy County
32.17496, -104.44411

Along the road

Toilets

4
4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 11.3 km.

Restaurants and cafés

2
Cactus Cafe 0.0 km · 1,120 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 11.2 km.

Fuel

1
Marathon 0.0 km · 1,120 m

Parking

7
7 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 11.3 km.

Viewpoints

4
Walnut Canyon 8.4 km · 1,282 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 8.4 km to 11.2 km.