26.5 km
Length
+1,298 m
Ascent
−23 m
Descent
2,642 m
Highest point
10.4%
Max gradient
0h 35min
Drive time (approx.)
The Cloudcroft Highway map
26.5 km · 2,642 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 300 m1 550 m1 800 m2 050 m2 300 m2 550 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km25 km2 641 m

What does The Cloudcroft Highway look like?

Lincoln National Forest (8132684139)
Lincoln National Forest (8132684139) · daveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0
Mexican Canyon Trestle in the snow-PANO
Mexican Canyon Trestle in the snow-PANO · Susan Barnum · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mexican Canyon Trestle in the snow
Mexican Canyon Trestle in the snow · Susan Barnum · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cloudcroft shed (4938069827)
Cloudcroft shed (4938069827) · uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs · CC BY-SA 2.0
Salvia pinguifolia shrub
Salvia pinguifolia shrub · Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Mountain Top Mercantile - panoramio
Mountain Top Mercantile - panoramio · wil.jones · CC BY-SA 3.0
A Street View of Alamogordo, New Mexico
A Street View of Alamogordo, New Mexico · D&RG Railfan · CC BY 3.0

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Start and finish

Start
Alamogordo
32.94288, -105.96731
Finish
Cloudcroft
32.95749, -105.74201

Along the road

Fuel

6
Cortez Gas Co. 0.2 km · 1,367 m
Chevron 2.9 km · 1,427 m
High Rolls General Store 13.7 km · 1,981 m
Phillips 66 26.3 km · 2,640 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 26.3 km.

Viewpoints

5
Tunnel Vista 11.6 km · 1,872 m
4 unnamed places along the road, from 10.4 km to 25.1 km.

Parking

18
18 unnamed places along the road, from 11.6 km to 26.3 km.

Restaurants and cafés

6
Front Porch 26.2 km · 2,636 m
Dave's Cafe 26.2 km · 2,636 m
Western Bar and Cafe 26.2 km · 2,639 m
Mad Jack's Mountaintop Barbecue 26.3 km · 2,640 m
Texas Pit Barbeque 26.4 km · 2,642 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 26.2 km to 26.4 km.