Events

The 77th anniversary procession is the largest pilgrimage each year and is held on the last Sunday in October, the traditional Feast Day of Christ the King. The annual pilgrimage attracts thousands of celebrants, many of whom begin their trek before dawn. Gates open at 5 a.m. The four-story-tall statue of Christ on the cross tops the mountain, 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland Park, N.M., near the junction of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico. Built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici Soler, the monument is accessible off McNutt Road (Highway 273) in Sunland Park — take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande.