Gila National Forest · New Mexico

Black Range Crest

34 mi of trail, end to end · about 8,100 ft of climbing · 7,543 ft–10,116 ft · native material surface · trail No. 79 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, horse, bike

Views

9,594 ft 10,011 ft · 10 mi high 10,113 ft

Along the way Emory Pass Observation Site

Trailheads Board Gate Saddle #79 Trailhead 9,353 ft Drive there · Emory Pass #79 Trailhead 8,178 ft Drive there · McKnight #79 Trailhead 9,594 ft Drive there

Emory Pass #79 Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead for access to the Black Range Crest Trail #79 across from the Emory Pass Observation Site on New Mexico Highway 152.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.