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template: byway.jade
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."
contact: "**Sandoval County Visitors Center**  \r\n 575-867-TOUR  \r\n 1-800-252-0191  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:sc-tour@swcp.com )  \r\n\r\n"
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  - "savyE~behS[d@_@DWEeAy@u@G"
  - "stuyEbbehSOSMCmId@s@L"
  - "stuyEbbehSOSMCmId@s@L"
  - "chvyEbbehS}@Lm@EeAg@"
  - "chvyEbbehS}@Lm@EeAg@??"
  - "umvyEbaehS?A"
  - "umvyE`aehS_AaAEU"
  - "umvyE`aehS_AaAEU??"
  - "uovyEj}dhS^Bx@x@"
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  - "{lvyEh_ehSd@Nr@CbDq@fFyD"
  - "{lvyEh_ehSd@Nr@CbDq@fFyD"
  - "{ovyEh~dhS??D]"
  - "{ovyEh~dhSD]"
  - "u}uyEhxdhSbAyAXmA"
  - "u}uyEhxdhSbAyAXmA"
websites: 
  - url: "http://www.itsatrip.org/"
    name: Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/band/"
    name: Bandelier National Monument
  - url: "http://www.jemezmountaintrail.org"
    name: Jemez Mountain Trail
  - url: "http://www.nmmonuments.org/inst.php?inst=6"
    name: Jemez State Monument
  - url: "http://www.losalamoshistory.org/Museum.htm"
    name: Los Alamos Historical Museum
  - url: "http://www.jemezpueblo.org"
    name: Pueblo of Jemez Tourism
  - url: "http://www.sctourism.com/"
    name: Sandoval County Department of Tourism
  - url: "http://www.santafe.org/"
    name: Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/sfe/"
    name: Santa Fe National Forest
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=22522"
    name: Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: "http://www.losalamos.com/"
    name: Virtual Los Alamos
  - url: "http://visit.losalamos.com/"
    name: Visit Los Alamos
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

---

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.