What are the highest roads in New Mexico?
Located in the southwestern region of the United States of America, New Mexico is usually considered one of the Mountain States. The state is roughly bisected by the Rio Grande and has an approximate mean altitude of 5,700 ft (1,737 m). Its landscape ranges from wide, rose-colored deserts to broken mesas to high, snow-capped peaks. New Mexico is 2nd only to Arizona in days of sunshine per year.
Highest roads in New Mexico
| Mountain pass | Elevation | County | Surface |
| Baldy Mountain | 3.714m (12,185ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Tesuque Peak | 3.678m (12,066ft) | Santa Fe | Gravel |
| Cerro Vista | 3.645m (11,958ft) | Mora | Gravel |
| Kachina Peak | 3.606m (11,830ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Goose Lake | 3.570m (11,712ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Elk Mountain | 3.558m (11,673ft) | San Miguel | Gravel |
| Bull of the Woods | 3.542m (11,620ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Redondo Peak | 3.441m (11,289ft) | Sandoval | Gravel |
| Mount Taylor | 3.441m (11,289ft) | Cibola | Gravel |
| Greenie Peak | 3.432m (11,259ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Ortiz Peak | 3.423m (11,230ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Green Mountain | 3.407m (11,177ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Chicoma Mountain | 3.403m (11,164ft) | Rio Arriba | Gravel |
| Agua Fria Peak | 3.380m (11,089ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| La Mosca | 3.364m (11,036ft) | Cibola | Gravel |
| 31 Mile Road | 3.354m (11,003ft) | Río-Sandoval | Gravel |
| San Antonio Mtn | 3.335m (10,941ft) | Rio Arriba | Gravel |
| Garcia Peak | 3.333m (10,935ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| South Baldy | 3.288m (10,789ft) | Socorro | Gravel |
| Buck Mountain | 3.287m (10,784ft) | Lincoln | Gravel |
| Tetilla Peak | 3.283m (10,771ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Picuris Peak | 3.280m (10,761ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Comanche Peak | 3.275m (10,744ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Cerro del Oso | 3.261m (10,698ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Sandia Crest | 3.255m (10,678ft) | Bernalillo | Asphalt |
| Osha Mountain | 3.240m (10,629ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Lagunita Saddle | 3.218m (10,557ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Brazos Summit | 3.209m (10,528ft) | Rio Arriba | Asphalt |
| Blue Jay Hill | 3.182m (10,439ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Santa Fe Ski Basin | 3.167m (10,390ft) | Santa Fe | Asphalt |
| Pajarito Mountain | 3.158m (10,360ft) | Los Alamos | Gravel |
| Ocate Mesa | 3.157m (10,357ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Sawmill Mountain | 3.153m (10,344ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Cerro Saragate | 3.151m (10,337ft) | Rio Arriba | Gravel |
| Don Fernando Peak | 3.147m (10,324ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Summit camp | 3.134m (10,282ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Black Mountain | 3.132m (10,275ft) | Colfax | Gravel |
| Glorieta Baldy | 3.096m (10,157ft) | Santa Fe | Gravel |
| Mount Withington | 3.087m (10,127ft) | Socorro | Gravel |
| Cerro Pelado | 3.085m (10,121ft) | Sandoval | Gravel |
| Ski Apache | 3.078m (10,098ft) | Lincoln | Asphalt |
| Cerro Picacho | 3.071m (10,075ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Palo Encebado | 3,069m (10,068ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Forest Road 1950 | 3.067m (10,062ft) | - | Gravel |
| Casita de Piedra | 3,061m (10,042ft) | Taos | Gravel |
| Cerro Pelon | 3,058m (10,032ft) | Cibola | Gravel |
| Burned Mountain | 3.048m (10,000ft) | Rio Arriba | Gravel |
| Bearwallow Mtn | 3.039m (9,970ft) | Catron | Gravel |