West end: US 64 in Cimarron Length 55.44 km | Counties: Colfax County Colfax County, New Mexico | |
East end: I-25 Bus. / US 56 / US 412 in Springer | ||
New Mexico State Road 21, is a state highway located entirely in Colfax County. The road starts in the center of the town of Cimarron at the Intersection of U.S. Route 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 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 mansion and the Seton Memorial Library.
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Map of NM-21, New Mexico, USA
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 with north bound New Mexico State Road 199. The road (then having two numbers, 21 & 199) heads east towards the ranches at Miami. It then goes 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east, turns north for 1.7 miles (2.7 km) where it joins County Road 6 from Rayado. About 9 miles (14 km) eastward of that intersection it goes underneath 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 Maxwell Avenue.
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The entire route is in Colfax County.