New Mexico State Road 21 (NM 21), is a
state highway 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, Ke ...
. The road starts in the center of the town of
Cimarron at
U.S. Route 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
(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
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Publishers
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.
Route description
The road starts in the center of the town of
Cimarron at the intersection of
U.S. Route 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
(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
The Tooth of Time is a geological feature on the Philmont Scout Ranch located southwest of Cimarron, New Mexico, United States, and is one of Philmont's most popular sights. It is an igneous intrusion of dacite Porphyry (geology), porphyry for ...
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
Philmont Scout Ranch is a ranch located in Colfax County, New Mexico, near the village of Cimarron, New Mexico, Cimarron; it covers of wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the east side of the Cimarron_Range,_New_Mexico, Cimarron R ...
.
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 coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
. 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 (I-25) near exits 412 and 414. The road goes immediately into the town of
Springer
Springer or springers may refer to:
Publishers
* Springer Science+Business Media, aka Springer International Publishing, a worldwide publishing group founded in 1842 in Germany formerly known as Springer-Verlag.
** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
, 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
021 is:
* in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro)
* in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai.
* in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta ...
Transportation in Colfax County, New Mexico