"I look at the Manzano Mountain Range everyday including the peak called Manzano Mountain, elevation 7,610. I am not interested in lower elevation mountains, but needed some elevation gain for the year and thought it would be nice to climb a peak that I see all the time. I have driven 10 hours round trip to hike a New Mexico peak. It was so nice to be at the parking area in less than 10 minutes. I took a personal day off work to hike this peak. I drove 2 ½ miles south of the village of Tijeras, on highway 337, parking west of the road at Tunnel Canyon Trailhead. I started hiking at almost 8:00 AM on a cool November 29, 2018 morning. My starting elevation was 6580 feet. The hike was a forested hike with mostly pinion pine, cedar and juniper. This is a high desert hike so there were a number of cactus along the way. There are 2 trails at the start, the second is called Birdhouse Ridge Trail. It does not show up on any map that I have seen. Tunnel Canyon Trail is a very nice trail to hike. I hiked a mile up the trail then headed straight up, bushwhacking towards the western ridge. To my surprise a short way up the hill I intersected Birdhouse Ridge Trail. This would have been the best ..." — Phil-Robinson • Nov 29, 2018