Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway Explained

State:NM
Type:NSB
Route:Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway
Length Mi:154.0
Allocation:
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in San Lorenzo, NM
Junction:
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Beaverhead, NM
Counties:Sierra, Grant

Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway is a US National Scenic Byway commemorating Chiricahua Apache warrior Geronimo.[1] The road is also recognized by the New Mexico Department of Transportation as a scenic and historic byway.[2] The town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico lies at the center of this trail with a southern end at San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico and a northern end at Beaverhead Ranger Station. The Federal Highway Administration gives the total length of this scenic road as 1541NaN1.[3]

Geronimo Trail incorporates several New Mexico state highways passing along Elephant Butte Dam, Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Caballo Lake, Caballo Mountains and Black Range Mountains.[4] It is connected to the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway in the southwest and El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro in the northeast.[5] [6] Towns along its southern route starting from San Lorenzo include Kingston, Hillsboro, Caballo, Williamsburg, and the ghost town of Lake Valley which is located 180NaN0 south of the trail from Hillsboro on .[7] [8] From Truth or Consequences north, there are Elephant Butte, New Mexico, Cuchillo, Winston and Chloride.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bellows, Keith. Drives of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Spectacular Trips. January 1, 2010. National Geographic Books. 9781426206771. 252. en.
  2. Web site: 18.31.2 NMAC New Mexico Scenic and Historic Byways Program. February 27, 1998. New Mexico Administrative Code. https://archive.today/20170222162715/http://164.64.110.239/nmac/parts/title18/18.031.0002.htm. February 22, 2017. dead. February 22, 2017.
  3. Web site: Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway - America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. en. https://archive.today/20170219014322/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways/2091. February 19, 2017. dead. February 19, 2017.
  4. Web site: Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway - Directions. Federal Highway Administration. en. https://archive.today/20170222141014/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways/2091/directions. February 22, 2017. dead. February 22, 2017.
  5. Web site: Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway - Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305080718/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways/2091/maps. dead. March 5, 2014. Federal Highway Administration. en. February 22, 2017.
  6. Web site: New Mexico Scenic Byways Map. July 1, 2015. New Mexico Department of Transportation. February 22, 2017.
  7. Web site: The Southern Route. Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway. en-US. February 24, 2017. https://archive.today/20170224200212/https://geronimotrail.com/southern-route/. February 24, 2017. live.
  8. Web site: On The Rio Grande. Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway. en-US. February 24, 2017. https://archive.today/20170224200415/https://geronimotrail.com/on-the-rio-grande/. February 24, 2017. live.
  9. Web site: The Northern Route. Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway. en-US. February 24, 2017. https://archive.today/20170224200550/https://geronimotrail.com/northern-route/. February 24, 2017. live.

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