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Mora, New MexicoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Mora

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mora

1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Mora, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
17 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
8,442 ft
Eagle Peak
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

17 conserved acres

under 1% of Mora’s land. Who manages Mora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service34 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mora National Fish Hatchery
Federal Other or Unknown
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service34Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Mora

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Mora
Eagle Peak8,442 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
4Basketball
1Baseball
1Running tracks

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
St. Vrain's MillSite · listed 1973
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Mora: April to June

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)464855617080838075655445
Rain (in)0.80.81.11.31.71.73.83.62.21.40.90.9

February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mora →

Questions about parks and trails in Mora

Is there public land near Mora?

34,902 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mora neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →