New Mexico State Road 21 (NM 21), is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
located entirely in
Colfax County in the U.S. state of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. The road starts in the center of the town of
Cimarron at
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) and runs southward then east to an intersection with unsigned I-25 Business (I-25 Bus.) and the western termini of
US 56 and
US 412 in
Springer.
Route description
The road starts in the center of the town of
Cimarron at the intersection of
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) and Collision Avenue. It goes southward as South Collision Avenue. Leaving town limits it is called the Santa Fe Trail and passes by the well known
Philmont Scout Ranch
Philmont Scout Ranch is a ranch located in Colfax County, New Mexico, near the village of Cimarron; it covers of wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the east side of the Cimarron Range of the Rocky Mountains. Donated by oil baro ...
when it junctions with Cito Road and Conejo Road. On the road you can view the
Tooth of Time and drive by the
Villa Philmonte
The Villa Philmonte is a large ranch home located outside of Cimarron, New Mexico, on Philmont Scout Ranch, owned by the Boy Scouts of America. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as part of Villa Philmonte Historic ...
mansion and the
Seton Memorial Library.
The road continues to drive along Philmont property until it reaches
Rayado. In Rayado, the road turns south and continues past rustic ranches until it reaches a
Y-intersection
A three-way junction (or three-way intersection) is a type of road intersection with three arms. A Y junction (or Y intersection) generally has three arms of equal size coming at an acute or obtuse angle to each other; while a T junction (or T i ...
with the old
NM 199 where NM 21 heads east towards the ranches at
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
. It then goes east, turns north for where it joins County Road 6 from Rayado. About eastward of that intersection it goes underneath
Interstate 25
Interstate 25 (I-25) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 stretches from I-10 at Las Cruces, New Mexic ...
(I-25) near exits 412 and 414. The road goes immediately into the town of
Springer, where it is called West 4th Street, which is where it reaches its end at unsigned I-25 Business (I-25 Bus.) and the western termini of
US 56 and
US 412.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{osmrelation, 1482825, New Mexico State Road 21
021
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Transportation in Colfax County, New Mexico