10.0 km
Length
+544 m
Ascent
−120 m
Descent
1,757 m
Highest point
2
Hairpins
10.8%
Max gradient
0h 13min
Drive time (approx.)
The Chisos Basin Road map
10.0 km · 2 hairpins · 1,757 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 200 m1 450 m1 700 m0 km5 km10 km1 757 m

What does The Chisos Basin Road look like?

Chisos Basin Road at Lost Mine Trailhead
Chisos Basin Road at Lost Mine Trailhead · Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Chisos Mountains - panoramio (1)
Chisos Mountains - panoramio (1) · Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chisos Basin Trailhead
Chisos Basin Trailhead · Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mt. Huffman
Mt. Huffman · Jonathan Cutrer · CC BY 2.0
Crotalus ornatus 1953164
Crotalus ornatus 1953164 · Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0
Panther Pass in Big Bend National Park, Texas, US
Panther Pass in Big Bend National Park, Texas, US · Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Start and finish

Start
Chisos Mountains Basin Junction
29.33459, -103.25658
Finish
Brewster County
29.27106, -103.29963

Along the road

Parking

10
Chisos Basin Parking 10.0 km · 1,646 m
9 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 10.0 km.

Viewpoints

4
Animal Highways 0.3 km · 1,234 m
Chisos Mountains Tree Zone 6.8 km · 1,638 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 10.0 km.

Restaurants and cafés

1
Chisos Mountains Lodge Restaurant 10.0 km · 1,646 m

Toilets

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 10.0 km to 10.0 km.