New Mexico trails · Middle Mesa
Middle Mesa
A 7.8-mile network in New Mexico, with 986 ft of climbing. Reaches Upper Corral Canyon Tank and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 2.6 and mile 5.2.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Upper Corral Canyon Tank (lake)
- Middle Mesa (summit)
- Kellogg Tank (lake)
- Middle Mesa Tank (lake)
- Rolling Tank (lake)
Getting there
MIDDLE MESA — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 2 h 00 min drive (60 mi, 23 of them unpaved) from Silver City. 33.19410, -108.03323 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:05 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.8-mile route takes roughly 3 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:38 a.m. — 8 h 01 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Tom Moore — 0.7 mi
- Green Fly — 10.0 mi
- Spring Mtn — 11.2 mi
- Granny Mountain — 12.8 mi