{
  "name": "El Rosario to Cataviña",
  "slug": "el-rosario-catavina-mex1",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/el-rosario-catavina-mex1/",
  "summary": "Mexico 1 turns inland at El Rosario and crosses about 120 km of the central desert to Cataviña, the last stretch threading a field of giant granite boulders, cardón cacti and cirio trees.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "MEX 1"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Mexico",
    "region": "Baja California",
    "start": {
      "name": "El Rosario",
      "lat": 30.058522,
      "lon": -115.725182
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Cataviña",
      "lat": 29.731497,
      "lon": -114.722264
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 75.5,
    "lengthKm": 121.5,
    "driveMinutes": 151,
    "corners": 60,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 699,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "No hard shoulders or crash barriers",
    "Lorries and RVs on a narrow two-lane road",
    "Fuel in Cataviña often unavailable, fill up in El Rosario",
    "Hurricane washouts, as in September 2026",
    "Take extra care after dark"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "desert"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mamá Espinoza",
    "Cueva de La Luna",
    "Cataviña"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 408
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}