Wheeler Peak Switchbacks

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. It lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The peak's elevation is 13,167 feet.
  • Elevation: 13,167 ft (4,013 m)
  • Location: Taos County, New Mexico, U.S.
  • Prominence: 3,409 ft (1,039 m)
  • Parent peak: Vermejo Peak
  • Listing: North America highest peaks 119th · US highest major peaks 98th · U.S. state high point 8th
  • Parent range: Taos Mountains
  • Topo map: USGS Wheeler Peak

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