New Mexico State Road 485 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

, United States of America. Its total length is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km). New Mexico Route 485's southern terminus is near the small town of Jemez Pueblo

Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico

Jemez Pueblo is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,953 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.The CDP is named after the pueblo at its center...

, at New Mexico State Road 4

New Mexico State Road 4

New Mexico State Road 4 is a state highway in New Mexico, United States of America. It is significant as the main access route connecting the remote town of Los Alamos, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Bandelier National Monument to other, more major highways in New Mexico...

. The route passes through land belonging to the pueblo near the Nacimiento Mountains

Nacimiento Mountains

The Sierra Nacimiento , or Nacimiento Mountains, are a mountain range in the northwestern part of the US state of New Mexico. They are just west of the more prominent Jemez Mountains near the town of Cuba, and are separated from them by the Río Guadalupe and the Río de Las Vacas...

 and follows the canyon of the Rio Guadalupe until the pavement ends, beyond which it bears the designation of Forest Road 376 in Santa Fe National Forest

Santa Fe National Forest

The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,567,181 acres . Elevations range from 5,300 feet to 13,103 feet at the summit of Truchas Peak, located within the Pecos Wilderness...

, near the unincorporated town of Cañones (or Gilman). The continuation as Forest Road 376 eventually terminates at New Mexico State Road 126

New Mexico State Road 126

New Mexico State Road 126 is a state highway in New Mexico, United States of America. Its total length is approximately . New Mexico Route 126's northern terminus is in the small town of Cuba, at U.S. Route 550...

 east of San Pedro Parks Wilderness.

The highway intersects and adjoins the Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway

National Scenic Byway

A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often...

. It is paved

Pavement (material)

Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past cobblestones and granite setts were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Such...

 for its entire short length, the end of the pavement also defining the transition from state highway to forest road. The Gilman Tunnels near the transition to Forest Road 376 were used in the filming of the 2007 motion picture 3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)

3:10 to Yuma is the 2007 remake of the 1957 film of the same name, making it the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's short story Three-Ten to Yuma. It is directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, and stars Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles. ...

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