Mount Cristo Rey Hike
Thursday, December 30, 2025
AT A GLANCE
What: A hike with presentations on Mount Cristo Rey and local history.
When: December 30, 2025 (12 noon–)
Event Location: Mt. Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M. (view map)
Meeting point: Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273). Take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande. (view map)
Hike length: 5 miles roundtrip
Level of difficulty: 3-Medium
Cost: $5 ($3 for children) donation requested for the Mt. Cristo Restoration Committee
Leader: Ruben Escandon, 915-252-9840,
Reservations required? No
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Kid friendly? Yes
Thurs., Dec. 30 = A guided hike will be offered at Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M. Length: 5 miles round trip (2-3 hours). Cost: $5 ($2 for children) donation requested for the Mt. Cristo Restoration Committee. Information: 252-9840. No reservation is required.
A presentation on the history of the monument will be given at the summit.
The four-story-tall statue of Christ on the cross was built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici Soler. The mountaintop is 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland Park, N.M., near the junction of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico.
The hike is sponsored by El Paso Convention & Visitors Bureau and El Paso Scene. Security is provided along the trail and in the parking lot.
The 5-mile hike is easy to moderate, and is suitable for all ages. Free bottled water provided for hikers.
Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273). Take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande.
A presentation on the history of the monument will be given at the summit.
The four-story-tall statue of Christ on the cross was built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici Soler. The mountaintop is 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland Park, N.M., near the junction of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico.
The hike is sponsored by El Paso Convention & Visitors Bureau and El Paso Scene. Security is provided along the trail and in the parking lot.
The 5-mile hike is easy to moderate, and is suitable for all ages. Free bottled water provided for hikers.
Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273). Take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande.
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