Wheeler Peak Trailhead
Wheeler Peak Trailhead is a trailhead in Taos, New Mexico. Wheeler Peak Trailhead is situated nearby to the fire station Taos Ski Valley Fire Kachina Substation #2, as well as near the quarry Lake Fork Prospect.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Wheeler Peak is situated 2 miles southeast of Wheeler Peak Trailhead.
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. Mount Walter is situated 2 miles southeast of Wheeler Peak Trailhead.
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. Williams Lake is situated 1½ miles south of Wheeler Peak Trailhead.
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. As of the 2020 census, Taos Ski Valley had a population of 77.
Wheeler Peak Trailhead
- Type: Trailhead
- Category: sports location
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.57958° or 36° 34′ 47″ northLongitude
-105.43982° or 105° 26′ 23″ westOpen location code
858PHHH6+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3624268782OpenStreetMap feature
highway=trailhead
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taos Ski Valley Fire Kachina Substation #2 and Lake Fork Prospect.
Nearby Places
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