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2021 Highland RidgeMesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS

A 31-foot travel trailer that Highland Ridge lists at 6,180 lb dry, with a 7,600 lb GVWR, for 2021.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2021

6,180lb
Dry Weight
7,600lb
GVWR
715lb
Hitch Weight
31ft
Length
Travel trailer · Highland Ridge Built by · Highland Ridge Model year · 2021

01 What makes it unique

Highland Ridge lists the 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS at 6,180 lb dry, a GVWR of 7,600 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,420 lb and a tongue weight of 715 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 31' 5" long and 11' 2" high. Highland Ridge prints its tanks as 51 gal fresh, 57 gal grey, 29 gal black.

Among the 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer lists with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 6,180 lb (Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS) to 7,965 lb (Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS). Every figure in that comparison is Highland Ridge’s, for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2021.

How the MR260RLS differs from the other four Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Dry weight, 6,180 lb: lightest of five; next is the MR275RLS (7,210 lb).
  • GVWR, 7,600 lb: lowest of five; next is the MR275RLS (8,995 lb).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,420 lb: smallest of five; next is the MR313RLS (1,440 lb).
  • Tongue weight, 715 lb: lightest of five; next is the MR313RLS (810 lb).
  • Length, 31 ft 5 in: shortest of five; next is the MR275RLS (33 ft 11 in).
  • Exterior height, 11 ft 2 in: lowest of five; next are the MR275RLS, MR312BHS and MR313RLS (11 ft 3 in).
  • Grey tank, 57 gal: smallest of five; next are the MR275RLS, MR313RLS and MR331BHS (58 gal).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 18.7%: second-largest of five, between the MR312BHS (18.2%) and the MR275RLS (19.8%).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.6%: third-smallest of five, between the MR331BHS (11.3%) and the MR275RLS (12.8%).

Next to the MR275RLS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the MR260RLS is 1,030 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,395 lb lower, has 365 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 205 lb lighter, is 2 ft 6 in shorter, stands 1 in lower and has a grey tank 1 gal smaller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
31' 5"
Exterior height
11' 2"
Exterior width
8' 1"
Interior height
6' 9"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
6,180 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
7,600 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,420 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
715 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
51 gal
Grey water
57 gal
Black water
29 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
15"

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by Highland Ridge
Fresh water note
Brochure footnote: fresh water figure includes the water heater
Exterior width (slides out) as printed
11' 4"
LP capacity (lbs.) as printed
60
Awning
21'

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 6,180 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,420 pounds, against a GVWR of 7,600 pounds. Tongue weight 715 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 7,600 lbsDry 6,180 lbsCargo capacity 1,420 lbsTongue weight 715 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLSScale outline of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS. Overall length 31' 5", overall height 11' 2", overall width 8' 1".end view8' 1"31' 5" overall length11' 2"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLSHolding tank capacities: fresh 51 gallons, grey 57 gallons, black 29 gallons.Fresh51 galGrey57 galBlack29 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed7,600 lb
Published tongue weight715 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb760–1,140 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed7,600 lb towed / 1,140 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.

Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (7,600 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,140 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.

Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Mesa Ridge Limited floorplan family

Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer lists 6 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS31' 5"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS33' 11"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS36' 11"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS37' 5"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS37' 1"—Profiled
Mesa Ridge Limited MR290RLS——Catalogued · Highland Ridge prints its weights as TBD

Highland Ridge’s 2021 Mesa Ridge Limited flyer lists 6 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Highland Ridge does not publish for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS

Highland Ridge prints no sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.

Read the label on the trailer

Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.

05 How it compares

Heavier
Highland Ridge Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS

7,210 lb dry and 8,995 lb GVWR, against this model’s 6,180 lb and 7,600 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 51-gallon fresh tank is about 423 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 30% of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS’s 1,420 lb cargo capacity, leaving 997 lb. Across 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans the water share runs 24% to 30%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS at 29%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 31 ft 5 in vs 36 ft 11 in; dry weight 6,180 lb vs 7,810 lb; GVWR 7,600 lb vs 9,250 lb; cargo capacity 1,420 lb vs 1,440 lb; hitch weight 715 lb vs 810 lb; grey tank 57 gal vs 58 gal. They match on fresh tank and black tank.

Mesa Ridge Limited plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)7,6001 of 57,600–9,735
Dry weight (lb)6,1801 of 56,180–7,965
Cargo capacity (lb)1,4201 of 51,420–1,785
Hitch weight (lb)7151 of 5715–1,025
Length31 ft 5 in1 of 531 ft 5 in–37 ft 5 in
Grey tank (gal)571 of 557–76
Black tank (gal)291–4 of 529–58

Either side of it by GVWR: Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS is 1,395 lb heavier (8,995 lb GVWR).

Nearest Mesa Ridge Limited siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS31 ft 5 in—6,1807,6001,42071551
Mesa Ridge Limited MR313RLS36 ft 11 in—7,8109,2501,44081051
Mesa Ridge Limited MR275RLS33 ft 11 in—7,2108,9951,78592051
Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS37 ft 1 in—7,9659,7351,7701,02551
Mesa Ridge Limited MR331BHS37 ft 5 in—7,9559,5001,54590051

All 5 Mesa Ridge Limited floorplans: Mesa Ridge Limited line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry or base (lb)SleepsLength
Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS7,6006,180—31 ft 5 in
Pottery Barn Special Edition Pottery Barn 28RB7,6006,825528 ft 0 in
Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 27FB7,6006,396—28 ft 0 in
Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV7,6005,772428 ft 10 in
Campsite Ultra 19KB7,6005,158—22 ft 4 in
Classic Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian LE 28RB7,6006,800428 ft 2 in
Colt 26DBS7,6005,8151030 ft 4 in

Against the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS: the Pottery Barn Special Edition Pottery Barn 28RB is 3 ft shorter; the Tommy Bahama Special Edition Tommy Bahama 27FB is 3 ft shorter; the Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite 242BARV is 3 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS

How much does the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS weigh?

6,180 lb dry; 7,600 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS carry?

1,420 lb, 19% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 423 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS?

715 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS need?

A tow rating of at least 7,600 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

What are the tank capacities on the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS?

Fresh 51, grey 57, black 29 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS?

31' 5" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

12 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Mesa Ridge Limited MR260RLS. Not published: sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

Sourcing rules: methodology.

Owner’s manuals

The maker’s own owner’s manual for each model year on this page, linked where the maker publishes it. Each link goes to the maker’s file, labelled as the maker labels it; a year with no manual of its own is not filled from another year.

Model yearManual
20212021 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type)
20202020 Travel Trailer (PDF on www.highlandridgerv.com; the maker’s manual for this body type)

Earlier model years

The record at the top of this page is the MR260RLS from 2021. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the MR260RLS, and that year is printed here: 2020. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.

Model yearDry (UVW)GVWRCargo (CCC)Dry hitchLengthSleeps
20206,1507,4001,250740Not publishedNot published

Full record for each earlier model year

2020 MR260RLS 6,150 lb dry · 7,400 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
Not published
Exterior width
8' 1"
Exterior height
11' 1"
Interior height
Not published

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
6,150 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
7,400 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,250 lbs
Dry hitch weight
740 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
15"
Hitch type
Not stated in this brochure
Model year of record
2020

Capacities

Fresh water
51 gal
Grey water
29 gal
Black water
29 gal
Awning
21'

Sleeping

Sleeps
Not published

As printed in this brochure

Square Feet (as printed)
260
Exterior Length (Pin to Rear) (as printed)
31' 3"
Exterior Width (Slides Out) (as printed)
11' 4"
LP Capacity (lbs.) (as printed)
60
Interior Height (Upper Deck) (as printed)
-
Interior Height (Overall) (as printed)
6' 9"
Fresh water note
Brochure footnote: fresh water figure includes the water heater

Source for 2020. Printed in Highland Ridge’s Mesa Ridge Limited brochure (www.highlandridgerv.com). The document itself prints no model year; Highland Ridge files it under 2020 on its own brochure page. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (6,150 + 1,250 = 7,400 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.