The final day looks short on the route sheet, but it is not just a roll-in. From Anthony, the route first heads south through the Upper Mesilla Valley and crosses the New Mexico–Texas line. The opening stays flat: irrigation, fields, scattered houses and grid roads. Farther south, the edge of El Paso comes closer, with the Franklin Mountains forming the hard line to the east. The profile rises to around 1,275 metres before the route gives the height back. After that, the stage becomes more urban: West El Paso, bigger junctions, more traffic and fewer open stretches. The final kilometres continue through the city toward the southeast. El Paso does not arrive quietly, but as a compact mix of valley, border, mountains and road infrastructure.
