I expect we have averaged 3 trips a year going and coming over Raton Pass. We have pulled every fifth-wheel we've ever owned with every pickup we've ever used as tow vehicle over Raton Pass. We have never considered it a problem. Going north it is a long downhill almost all the way into Trinidad, CO; going south the same into Raton.
I write this note to say that we enjoy staying at the Cedar Rail campground at the top of the pass (just barely in New Mexico). They are nice folks who run it and we like the view.
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