Destinations · New Mexico
Tucumcari
NM · 35.1717, -103.7250
From Tucumcari, New Mexico, Byway's registries place 3 scenic byways within 30 miles.
Understand
Tucumcari, a town of 5,300 people (2020), is the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico and home to Mesalands Community College. Founded in 1901 as Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad construction camp Six Shooter Siding, it was renamed for Tucumcari Mountain in 1908. The USS Tucumcari (PGH-2), one of two prototype US Navy hydrofoil patrol vessel boats (1968-1972), was named for the town.
Day-trip loops
Baked loops for Tucumcari are growing. The weave below is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Mesalands Scenic Byway · 1 mi
- Historic Route 66 · 10 mi · national
- La Frontera del Llano Byway · 23 mi
Lookouts
- Caprock View · 25 mi
- San Jon Hill View · 25 mi
Named places
- Quay County Courthouse Historic Site · 0 mi
- Baca-Goodman House Historic Site · 0 mi
- Rock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site · 0 mi
- Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum · 0 mi
- Tucumcari Historical Museum · 0 mi
- Tee pee curios (Tumtucari) · 1 mi
- Tee Pee Curios · 1 mi
- Tucumcari Trading Post · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- San Jon · 23 mi