New Mexico State Road 75 (NM 75) is a long
state highway in
Northern New Mexico
Northern New Mexico in cultural terms usually refers to the area of heavy-Spanish settlement in the north-central part of New Mexico. However, New Mexico state government also uses the term to mean the northwest and north central, but to exclude ...
, located in the
Southwestern United States. NM 75 is located on the western slope of the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains starting near the
Rio Grande, passes through
Pircuris Pueblo, and ends as a segment of the
High Road to Taos near
Peñasco.
Route description
NM 75 begins west near
Dixon at its intersection with
NM 68 . The road then runs east through the mountain villages of
Rio Lucio,
Peñasco, and
Vadito, before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection of
NM 518 4.8 miles west of
Sipapu Ski Area. Starting at the intersection of
NM 76, NM 75 is a segment of the
High Road to Taos for 7 miles until the intersection with
NM 518.
NM 7 is a mountainous two-lane undivided highway with few passing lanes. It is relatively straight with few switchbacks. The road begins at elevation and climbs steadily to . The speed limit is maximum , stretches of , and as low as in the villages. NM 7 can be treacherous durin
winter conditions
Major intersections
Gallery
File:Barrancos Blancos on NM Route 68, Dixon New Mexico.jpg, Barrancos Blancos at the intersection of NM Route 68 and NM Route 75
File:Dixon, NM.jpg, Dixon, New Mexico. View looking west. Cerro Pedernal is the flat peak on the horizon left.
File:Penasco, NM, La Virgen Tree Trunk, 2011 - panoramio.jpg, Carved tree trunk, Peñasco, New Mexico
File:Vadito panorama.jpg, Rainbow over Vadito, New Mexico
See also
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References
External links
* {{osmrelation, 1483510, New Mexico State Road 75
Transportation in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
075
Transportation in Taos County, New Mexico