Wheeler Peak Historical Marker
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker is a park in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 13,163 feet. Wheeler Peak Historical Marker is situated nearby to the locality Twining, as well as near the hamlet Taos Ski Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wheeler Peak and Mount Walter.
Wheeler Peak
Peak
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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
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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 of topographic prominence, and is only 0.4 miles north-northeast of Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico.
Williams Lake
Lake
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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
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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 3½ miles northwest of Wheeler Peak Historical Marker.
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker
- Type: Park
- Category: commemorative plaque
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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- Cebuano: “Wheeler Peak Historical Marker”
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Localities in the Area
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