New Mexico trails · 940
940
A 6.7-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 519 ft of climbing. Reaches Quien Sabe Tank and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.2. It gives back about 723 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Quien Sabe Tank (lake)
- Forrest Tank (lake)
- Jerky Park Pasture Tank (lake)
- Jerky Park Tank (lake)
- Buckhorn Tank (lake)
- Old Tank (lake)
Getting there
940 access. About 2 h 38 min drive (76 mi, 19 of them unpaved) from Silver City. 32.94917, -108.92742 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:54 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.4-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:47 p.m. — 5 h 57 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Little Dry — 21.9 mi
- Holt-Apache — 22.2 mi
- Golden Link Trail #218 — 28.6 mi