Riding The Historical Site, DEAD MAN’S HILL at Round Mountain | Tularosa, New Mexico
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- Round Mountain is located in southern New Mexico about 9 miles northeast of the town of Tularosa, just off US Highway 70. The cone-shaped mountain is adorned with a cross (more on this below) on the summit, which has an elevation of 5,977 feet. With a prominence of only 277 feet though, Round Mountain narrowly misses technical qualification as a peak - 300 feet of prominence is the minimum required.
Once on Round Mountain Road: You will see a barbed wire fence on the right side of the road. From the turn from Hwy 70 onto Round Mountain Road, go about 0.4 miles around to the northeast side of the mountain and park along the dirt road. This is a maintained dirt road that is suitable for 2WD vehicles. Find the area where there is no fence line and you will see the trail leading up the mountain. Coordinates for the trailhead are 33.15081 N, 105.88231 W.
The hike to the summit is about 0.3 miles with 420 feet of elevation gain. This is a quick and easy hike with some fun navigation around and over rocks and boulders near the summit. Considering the lower elevation of this summit and the ease of the trek, the payoff with views of the Sacramento Mountains to the east and the Tularosa Valley to the west are great.
Round Mountain is located on state land, however, some of the property surrounding it is privately-owned and is fenced. Do not breach the fence line of private property -- anywhere -- without the consent of the landowner. Use the public access on the NE side of the mountain.
Always like watching your videos! Another great one. Glad you are finding places to ride. Can't wait to ride with you again!!
Trying my best to explore around here. The closure for one month set me back due to the fires.
The quality of the story was on point through the commentary and video. Keep it. Dave is back baby!😁
Glad you enjoyed it brother!
Nice work Dave. Looks like you had Round Mountain all to yourself. Looks like a great adventure day sir . Glad your doing well 👍🏽
Great video! ❤ NM history.
I climbed this yesterday after watching your video and can testify that the trail is way worse than the video makes it look. The surface there is super loose, and if you slip you're going to be eating cactus. I also understand why you didn't start the ride from the cross. Even by foot, I had to drop my hiking pole and climb on all fours to get to the top. Kudos to you!
Nicely done and nice drone work! Now that I have one, I really appreciate the skills I don’t have yet, haha!
I crashed mine plenty of times. It’s a learning curve. More you fly the more skills you develop. Pretty much like everything in life.
The da man, el Dave
Hell yeah looks steep and loose
Yes very steep. That GoPro effect makes it look flat descending lol
Just passed by there, had no idea someone, anyone would brave that
All brakes going down that big hill ! I miss riding mtb so much, maybe again some day ! Hope you get a chance to ride Franklin Mountain State Park, I've put in lots of miles in there. Nice day trip in the Tularosa area is to Smokey the Bear State Park. Thanks for the vid and enjoy NM !
Have you been riding lately?
@@DavePFilms Still dealing with a pass injury that keeps setting me back. So haven't seen any trail time. I'll be green when I start riding again !