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Placer

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What’s nearby

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🏞️ Attractions

Maxwell TrailheadTrails & trailheads4 km · ~24 min driveDirections ↗
Express TrailheadTrails & trailheads5.8 km · ~35 min driveDirections ↗
Palisades Picnic AreaAttractions16.7 km · ~53 min driveDirections ↗
Tolby Trailhead
Tolby TrailheadTrails & trailheads25.2 km · ~62 min driveDirections ↗
Touch-Me-Not Mountain (3,670 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

26.3 km · ~124 min driveDirections ↗
Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum
Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway MuseumAttractions

Eagle Nest is a village in Colfax County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Eagle Nest had a population of 315. Located along the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Eagle Nest is a small summer-home and resort destination. Originally named Therma, the village was renamed Eagle Nest in the 1930s. The town is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains) in northern New

29.5 km · ~67 min driveDirections ↗
Cimarron Canyon Wildlife AreaParks & play

park in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America

34.9 km · ~114 min driveDirections ↗
Baldy Mountain (3,765 m)
Baldy Mountain (3,765 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

53.1 km · ~147 min driveDirections ↗
Elliott Barker State Wildlife AreaParks & play57.9 km · ~142 min driveDirections ↗
Wilson Mesa (2,627 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

59.8 km · ~153 min driveDirections ↗
Vermejo Park Ranch Greenwood TractParks & play62.5 km · ~170 min driveDirections ↗

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