Horace Mesa (FR 193) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Horace Mesa (FR 193) in NM
Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District
4.9 mi from Grants
5.3 mi off I-40 (straight line)
Maps 7,867 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.4–1.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 29 of this road’s 33.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 29 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 33.9 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 29%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 1.8 and 8.9 miles along the road.
- A cattle guard 26.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.3 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Mount Taylor stands 3,434 ft above the map pin, 9.1 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 35–63°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.