Bear Lake
Bear Lake is a lake in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 11,611 feet. Bear Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Taos Ski Valley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wheeler Peak and Mount Walter.
Wheeler Peak
Peak
Photo: Davishan99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley.
Mount Walter
Peak
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 of topographic prominence, and is only 0.4 miles north-northeast of Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico.
Williams Lake
Lake
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Williams Lake is an alpine lake in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, located high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains below Wheeler Peak in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness of Carson National Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taos Ski Valley.
Taos Ski Valley
Hamlet
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in the southwestern United States, located in Taos County, New Mexico. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. Taos Ski Valley is situated 4½ miles northwest of Bear Lake.
Bear Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.53416° or 36° 32′ 3″ northLongitude
-105.42248° or 105° 25′ 21″ westElevation
11,611 feet (3,539 metres)Open location code
858PGHMH+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1220641779OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5456791
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