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.
Formerly named Taos Peak, after the nearby town of Taos, New Mexico, it was renamed Wheeler Peak in 1950. A plaque at the summit states that the mountain was:
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Peak_(New_Mexico)
Address Twining-Blue Lake Pack Trl, 87580, United States
Coordinates 36°33'24.816" N -105°25'0.509" E
