Raton Pass by motorcycle
Raton Pass tops out at 7,835 ft (2,388 m) in New Mexico. It is the 4th highest of the 9 passes in New Mexico on the Motoseyir map. Below: the road surface, when it is usually closed, the passes around it and a loop you can ride over it.
At a glance
- Elevation
- 7,835 ft (2,388 m)
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Road surface
- Paved
- Winter
- No seasonal closure is recorded for this road in our data. High roads can still close after snow, so check before you go.
- Coordinates
- 36.9902, -104.4828
- Sources
- Wikipedia · OpenStreetMap
Elevation is the figure on the pass’s OpenStreetMap entry or its source page; the point is the summit on the road itself.
Ride a loop over Raton Pass
The web route planner opens with Raton Pass as the start point. Choose a direction, how long you want to ride and how twisty the roads should be, and it draws up to three round trips that come back to the pass. Send the one you like to your phone with a QR code and ride it in Motoseyir.
Passes near Raton Pass
- Cordova Pass 39 mi NW · 11,253 ft
- Cucharas Pass 40 mi NW · 9,941 ft
- Bobcat Pass 51 mi SW · 9,810 ft
- La Veta Pass 58 mi NW · 9,380 ft
- Pass Creek Pass 60 mi NW · 9,400 ft
- Palo Flechado Pass 62 mi SW · 9,108 ft
Raton Pass in the Motoseyir app
Raton Pass is on Motoseyir’s pass map with its altitude and exact location, along with 1,600+ passes in 36 countries. Add it to your tour and go.
If your route crosses a pass that may be closed this month, the app tells you before you set off, and Generate a tour skips closed passes. Passes you ride over are ticked off from your ride log automatically.
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Pass data: Motoseyir’s pass list, compiled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the source page linked above.