Monjeau Lookout (FR 00117) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Monjeau Lookout (FR 00117) in NM
Road corridorLincoln NF, Smokey Bear Ranger District
6.5 mi from Ruidoso
6.6 mi off US 70 (straight line)
Maps 9,005 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.5–4.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–10/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days · then move 30 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.8 of this road’s 6.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Granite Knob.
- Estimated climb: 2,400 ft over 6.5 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 0.5 and 4.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 0: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Little Creek Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
- Monjeau Peak stands 636 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 33–59°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.