Wheeler Peak – Summit in Taos, New Mexico

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 928839

Location

State New Mexico

County Taos

Feature Class Summit

Coordinates

DMS

36°33'25"N 105°25'01"W

Decimal Degrees

36.5569142, -105.416856

Elevation

13,159.45 ft (4,011.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Wheeler Peak

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Twining

3.2 mi NW

Also Known As

Cerro de Taos Taos Peak

Hydrography

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Description

Highest elevation in NM at 13161 feet.

Nearby Features

Mount Walter Summit · 0.4 mi NNE
Simpson Peak Summit · 0.6 mi SSE
Williams Lake Lake · 0.7 mi W
Horseshoe Lake Lake · 0.8 mi NE
Old Mike Peak Summit · 1.0 mi SE
La Cal Basin Basin · 1.2 mi N
Lost Lake Lake · 1.6 mi NNE
Bear Lake Lake · 1.6 mi S
Red Dome Summit · 1.6 mi ESE
Lake Fork Peak Summit · 1.6 mi WSW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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