New Mexico State Road 6563

New Mexico State Road 6563

State Road 6563 marker

State Road 6563
Sunspot Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length: 15.530 mi[1] (24.993 km)
Major junctions
South end: Sacramento Peak National Solar Observatory
North end: NM 130 near Cloudcroft
Location
Counties: Otero
Highway system

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State Road 6563, also known as the Sunspot Scenic Byway,[2] is a 15.530-mile (24.993 km) long two-lane state highway in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

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Route description

NM 6563 begins at the National Solar Observatory at Sunspot in the Lincoln National Forest. [3]

NM 6563 is one of only three four-digit state highways in New Mexico (the others being SR 1113 and SR 5001).[1] It takes its number from the wavelength (6563 Å) used by scientists at the observatory to locate areas of interest on the Sun.

The solar observatory added signs along the highway in 2011 with the names of the planets as part of a 1:250 million model of the distances between planets in the Solar System.[4]

History

The highway was designated a National Forest scenic byway on October 6, 1990.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Otero County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
0.000 NM 130 (Cox Canyon Highway) – Cloudcroft, Mayhill Southern terminus
Sunspot 15.530 Sacramento Peak National Solar Observatory Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

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