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New Mexico trails · Bonanza Bill Trail

Bonanza Bill Trail

A 12.0-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 1,442 ft of climbing. Reaches Tige Spring and other lake/spring destinations.

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Length
12.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,442 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
39%
Steepest mile
+618 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
3.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no

Elevation profile

7,022 – 8,458 ft1234567891011

The climbing leans toward the final third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 8.0 and mile 12.0. It gives back about 1,383 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Bonanza Bill Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

BONANZA BILL TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 3 h 05 min drive (101 mi, 14 of them unpaved) from Silver City. 33.60614, -109.04917 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 a.m., the sun rises at 6:20 a.m. and sets at 5:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:08 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.0-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:39 p.m. — 1 h 05 min before sunset.

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