New Mexico trails · Little Dry
Little Dry
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 4,016 ft of climbing. Reaches Simmons Saddle and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 3.4 and mile 6.9.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Simmons Saddle (pass)
- Little Dry Spring (spring)
- Apache Spring (spring)
- Windy Gap (pass)
- Windy Point (summit)
Getting there
LITTLE DRY — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 26 min drive (57 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Silver City. 33.22383, -108.73756 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:53 a.m., the sun rises at 7:18 a.m. and sets at 6:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:07 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 39 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Holt-Apache — 4.2 mi
- Golden Link Trail #218 — 6.9 mi
- Whitewater — 9.1 mi
- West Fork Trail #151 — 15.0 mi