U.S. Route 180 - Route Description

Route Description

Lengths
mi km
AZ 292 470
NM (Southwest) 248 399
TX (Trans-Pecos) 146 235
NM (Southeast) 110 180
TX (Northwest) 339 546
Total 1135 1827

Four National Parks can be accessed on the highway, Grand Canyon National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and Carlsbad Caverns National Park. It also passes through the San Francisco Peaks, the highest mountains in Arizona.

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