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Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos County, New Mexico · USA
Wheeler Peak
Wheeler Peak is the highest point in New Mexico, rising above Taos Ski Valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the southernmost range of the Rocky Mountains. It is a broad, alpine tundra summit reached by an established non-technical trail system, making it one of the more accessible U.S. state highpoints despite its 13,000-foot elevation. The peak was renamed in 1950 for U.S. Army topographical engineer Major George M. Wheeler, replacing its earlier name, Taos Peak.
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