New Mexico State Road 72

State Road 72
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	36.001 mi[1] (57.938 km)
Major junctions
West end	I-25 in Raton
Major intersections	NM 526 east of Raton
East end	NM 456 in Folsom
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Colfax, Union
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← US 70 → NM 73

State Road 72 (NM 72) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 36 miles (58 km). NM 72's western terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25) in Raton, and the eastern terminus is in Folsom at NM 456; in between, it traverses the top of Johnson Mesa. It is the only road by which the general public can access the top of a mesa in the Raton-Clayton volcanic field.