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id: "2061"
name: Jemez Mountain Trail
distance: "163"
duration: Allow three hours to drive, or a full day to see the entire byway.
description: Jemez Mountain Trail takes you through time and past amazing geological formations, ancient Indian ruins, and an Indian pueblo. The area is rich in logging, mining, and ranching heritage. Sites include Jemez State Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Soda Dam, Cabezon, Battleship Rock, and the Spence and Jemez Mountain Hot Springs.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/jemez.html
    name: Colorado Vacation Directory
  - url: https://nsbfoundation.com/nb/jemez-mountain-trail-national-scenic-byway/
    name: National Scenic Byway Association
  - url: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03e6d455024b42129d9cb1ea087211b0#ref-n-qUpNuK
    name: New Mexico Scenic Byways Program
  - url: https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/scenic-byways/jemez-mountain-trail-national/
    name: New Mexico Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/new-mexico/jemez-mountain-trail.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.visitalbuquerque.org/
    name: Albuquerque
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm
    name: Bandelier National Monument
  - url: https://losalamoshistory.org/
    name: Los Alamos History Museum
  - url: https://www.jemezpueblo.org/
    name: Pueblo of Jemez
  - url: https://www.santafe.org/
    name: Santa Fe
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/santafe
    name: Santa Fe National Forest
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/sevilleta
    name: Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - New Mexico State Scenic Byway
states:
  - NM
ll:
  - -106.36327399999999
  - 35.83330200000012
bounds:
  - - -106.99089100000003
    - 35.541859000000045
  - - -106.36096199999992
    - 36.02220200000011

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Jemez Mountain Trail takes you through time and past amazing geological formations, ancient Indian ruins, and an Indian pueblo. The area is rich in logging, mining, and ranching heritage. Sites include Jemez State Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Soda Dam, Cabezon, Battleship Rock, and the Spence and Jemez Mountain Hot Springs.