20의 도냐 아나 카운티가지 명소 & 주요 장소

As you ascend the high desert the views start to open up around you. From here you are around halfway to the pass!

The trail is well marked, well maintained, and runs along an easy route that parallels the foot of the mountains. There is a vast network of trails you can connect to if you wish. Some parts of the trail are rocky must mostly it is a well packed dirt singletrack through the cacti with gorgeous views of the desert and the mountains. There is a gravel lot at the trailhead.

As you climb, the views out across the desert become increasingly expansive. There is a creek crossing at Sotol Creek near the high point of the climb.

The trackways have a truly spectacular array of fossils from plants and animals of the Paleozoic Era (the geologic era immediately before the Mesozoic Era, or the age of the dinosaurs). There are many trails to explore. Keep an eye out for leaf fossils (cordaites) and the tracks of Permian synapsids (proto-mammals).

From the summit you can see far into Mexico, and across El Paso and southern New Mexico. The giant historic statue of Christ at the summit is both a scenic and spiritual destination.

Sierra Del Cristo Rey translates to "Mountain of Christ the King". It is a peak right on the border of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

Kilbourne Hole is a maar volcano, which is a volcanic crater created when groundwater and magma trigger an explosion of steam and gas to create a large, relatively shallow crater. Oftentimes these craters later become lakes. The crater is over a mile wide in all directions and many tens of thousands of years old, though its exact age is unknown. Hunt's Hole, which is two miles south of here, is a smaller example of the same phenomenon.

The stone walls on either side get higher and higher as you hike further into the slot canyon. The path is narrow but never difficult to squeeze through, most of it is at least 4-5 feet wide.