New Mexico State Road 204

State Road 204 (NM 204) is a 10.882-mile-long (17.513 km) gravel state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 204's southern terminus at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) just north of Cimarron, and it the northern terminus at the gate at the southern end of Ponil Campsite on the grounds of the Philmont Scout Ranch in Colfax County.[2] This campsite was formerly the Ranch headquarters, from its inception in 1938 until shortly after its 1941 expansion, when it was moved to its present location south of Cimarron. The road is primarily used by Philmont busses transporting Scouts into and out of the Ranch's North Country at Six Mile Gate and the Ponil Turnaround. The Highway was never paved because the old owner of philmont was afraid people would speed down the Highway and hit their cattle.

State Road 204
NM 204 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length10.882 mi[1] (17.513 km)
Major junctions
South end US 64 north of Cimarron
North endPhilmont Scout Ranch
Location
CountiesColfax
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
← NM 203→ NM 205

Major intersections

The entire route is in Colfax County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cimarron0.0000.000 US 64 – Cimarron, RatonSouthern terminus
​10.88217.513Philmont Scout RanchNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. "Posted Routes - Legal Descriptions" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 15, 2010. p. 47. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. "New Mexico State Map" (PDF). State of New Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-22.
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