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Taos Mountains

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Wheeler Peak (13,161 ft/4011 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	New Mexico
Area	919 sq mi / 2,381 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	46 mi / 74 km North-South 26 mi / 43 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	36° 40' N; 105° 30' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Taos Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Taos Mountains.

Sangre de Cristo Range	Level 4 (Parent)
Northern Sangre de Cristo Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Wet Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Sierra Blanca	Level 5 (Sibling)
Culebra Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Taos Mountains	Level 5
Cimarron Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Sangre de Cristo Range of NM	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Fe Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Taos Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Wheeler Peak	13,161	4011
2.	Mount Walter	13,133	4003
3.	Old Mike Peak	13,113	3997
4.	Simpson Peak	12,976	3955
5.	Lake Fork Peak	12,881	3926
6.	Peak 12819	12,819	3907
7.	Venado Peak	12,734	3881
8.	Gold Hill	12,716	3876
9.	Latir Peak	12,708	3873
10.	Latir Mesa	12,692	3869
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Taos Mountains

Wheeler Peak The summit of Wheeler Peak from above La Cal Basin (1989-05-09).	Mount Walter On Walter with Wheeler to the left (2018-06-06). Photo by Gary Neben. Click here for larger-size photo.
Old Mike Peak Old Mike Peak viewed from Wheeler Peak (2008-08). Photo by Charles Baxter. Click here for larger-size photo.	Simpson Peak On Simpson looking at traverse (2018-06-06). Photo by Gary Neben. Click here for larger-size photo.
Lake Fork Peak On Lake Fork Peak (2018-06-06). Photo by Gary Neben. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 12819 Unnamed Peak 12819 in the Sangre de Cristo Range of New Mexico, from near Williams Lake (2008-09-21). Photo by Phil Robinson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Venado Peak The view south from Venado Peak on Aug. 8, 2015. Heart Lake Trail cuts through the trees at center to a saddle below the peak (2015-08-08). Photo by Andrew Oxford. Click here for larger-size photo.	Vallecito Mountain Vallecito Peak in New Mexico, in the Sange de Cristo range near Taos (2008-08). Photo by Phil Robinson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Kachina Peak On Kachina looking back (2018-06-06). Photo by Gary Neben. Click here for larger-size photo.	Frazer Mountain Frazer Mountain, New Mexico, often hiked on the well-used path to Wheeler Peak (2009-06-17). Photo by Phil Robinson. Click here for larger-size photo.

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