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Wheeler Peak and surrounding peaks, viewed from Eagle Nest, New Mexico. Wheeler Peak is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of New Mexico.It is located northeast of Taos and south of Red River in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley.
Of the highest major summits of New Mexico, Wheeler Peak exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), and 26 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation. The 30 highest summits of New Mexico with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence
Established as the Wheeler Peak Wild Area in 1960, [1] 6,051 acres (2,449 ha) the area was re-designated the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in 1964 with the passage of the Wilderness Act. The area was expanded by 14,700 acres (5,900 ha) in 1980 with the passage of the New Mexico Wilderness Act. [2]
It is the second-highest point in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness and ranks as the sixth-highest summit in New Mexico. [3] The mountain is located within the Carson National Forest , 12 miles northeast of the town of Taos and 1.24 miles west-southwest of Wheeler Peak , the highest point in the state. [ 1 ]
This is a list of mountain ranges in the U.S. state of New Mexico, ... Wheeler Peak; References. DeLorme. New Mexico Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, c. 2009, 72 pp.
Eagle Nest Lake State Park is a state park in New Mexico, United States. The park is located outside Eagle Nest, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Taos. It was established on July 3, 2004. [1] Its main attraction is a 2,400-acre (9.7 km 2) lake which is popular for fishing and boating in the summer, and ice fishing and snowmobiling in the ...
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Mount Walter is the second highest named summit in the U.S. state of New Mexico, rising to 13,141 feet above sea level.However it is not usually counted as an independent mountain since it has only about 53 feet (16 m) of topographic prominence, and is only 0.4 miles (0.6 km) north-northeast of Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico. [3]