La Ventana Arch
| A short, easy hike to New Mexico's second-largest natural arch. If you are in the area, make the short stop needed to see the arch. |
| Hike data | Waypoints | Maps | Getting to the trailhead | About the hike | Plants along the trail | Comments |
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| Date: | 2000-09-17 |
| Time it took us: | 0:20. |
| Usage (people/hour): | 0.00. People per hour unrecorded. The arch is popular. However it takes so little time to hike that you will likely not see anybody else except on busy weekends. |
| Cleanliness: | 9. |
| Waypoint | Type | Description |
| LAVNTH | Trailhead | La Ventana Arch trailhead |
| LAVTAR | Scenic point | La Ventana Arch trail end (viewpoint for arch) |
| Map name | Cartographer | Year | Scale | Topo map? | Online access | Notes |
| El Malpais Recreation Map and Guide | BLM | 2008 | 1:100000 | Y | from Amazon (purchase) | Great overview map for El Malpais area, including showing land ownership. |
| Geologic Map of El Malpais Lava Field and Surrounding Areas, Cibola County, NM | USGS (Charles Maxwell) | 1986 | 1:62500 | Y | No online copies. | For sale at the three visitor centers (NPS, BLM, Northern NM) around El Malpais. |
| Guide to Indian Country of Arizona Colorado New Mexico Utah | Automobile Club of Southern California | 1998 | 1:0 | N | from Amazon (purchase) | Good overview road map for northwest NM. No scale is given on the map. The corner coordinates are approximate. |
| Wildernesses of New Mexico | US Forest Service | 1981 | 1:1000000 | N | No online copies. | Base map with national forests, wilderness areas and highways. |
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From I-40, take exit 89 at NM 117. Head south to mile marker 39 (about
17.4 miles), where the turnoff to the parking area for the trailhead is.
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 | Starting from the trailhead, follow the paved trail out to a sign
talking about the formation of the arch. From here, the trail turns to
dirt, but remains easy to follow. A few more minutes of walking and you
are as close as you can get to the arch (GPS: LAVTAR N 34.869833 W 107.889540). The view
from this closest point is what you see pictured here.
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