New Mexico trails · Tom Moore
Tom Moore
A 13.4-mile out-and-back in New Mexico, with 1,668 ft of climbing. Reaches Rolling Tank and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.5.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rolling Tank (lake)
- Prarie Tank (lake)
- Tom Moore Tank (lake)
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Getting there
TOM MOORE CANYON — parking nearby, restroom, water. 33.20307, -108.02772 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 7:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:04 p.m. (MDT) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.9-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:23 p.m. — 1 h 15 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Middle Mesa — 0.7 mi
- Green Fly — 9.8 mi
- Spring Mtn — 10.8 mi
- Granny Mountain — 13.1 mi