Lake Fork Prospect
Lake Fork Prospect is a quarry in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 10,233 feet. Lake Fork Prospect is situated nearby to the hamlet Taos Ski Valley, as well as near Williams Lake.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
- Address: NM
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Wheeler Peak is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lake Fork Prospect.
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. Mount Walter is situated 2 miles southeast of Lake Fork Prospect.
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. Williams Lake is situated 2 miles south of Lake Fork Prospect.
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.
Lake Fork Prospect
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.58531° or 36° 35′ 7″ northLongitude
-105.43917° or 105° 26′ 21″ westElevation
10,233 feet (3,119 metres)Open location code
858PHHP6+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 369159132OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Lake Fork Prospect” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Fork Prospect”
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