Williams Lake
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.Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in New Mexico
- Also known as: “Williams Lake (New Mexico)”
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.
Lake Fork Peak
Peak
Lake Fork Peak is a 12,881-foot-elevation mountain summit in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
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.
Williams Lake
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.55608° or 36° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
-105.42951° or 105° 25′ 46″ westElevation
11,027 feet (3,361 metres)Open location code
858PHH4C+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 175348265OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5498226Wikidata ID
Q7375610
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Williams Lake” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Williams Lake (New Mexico)”
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Highlights include Wheeler Peak Historical Marker and Simpson Peak.
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