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Length | 20.547 mi [1] (33.067 km) | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New Mexico | |||
Counties | Rio Arriba, Taos | |||
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New Mexico State Road 75, or NM 75, is a 20.6 mi (33.2 km) long state highway in Northern New Mexico, 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 river, passes through Pircuris Pueblo, and ends as a segment of the High Road to Taos near Peñasco.
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 [2] 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 5,900-foot (1,800 m) elevation and climbs steadily to 7,500-foot (2,285 m). The speed limit is maximum 55-mile-per-hour (90 km/h), stretches of 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h), and as low as 25-mile-per-hour (40 km/h) in the villages. NM 7 can be treacherous during winter conditions.
County | Location | mi [3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Rio Arriba | Dixon | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). | Western terminus |
3.301 | 5.312 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Taos | Picuris Pueblo | 13.662 | 21.987 | ![]() ![]() | Begin segment of the High Road to Taos |
Peñasco | 15.180 | 24.430 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Vadito | 20.547 | 33.067 | ![]() | Eastern terminus, end segment of the High Road to Taos | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |