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Established as the Wheeler Peak Wild Area in 1960, [1] 6,051 acres (2,449 ha) the area was re-designated the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in 1964 with the passage of the Wilderness Act. The area was expanded by 14,700 acres (5,900 ha) in 1980 with the passage of the New Mexico Wilderness Act. [2]
Wheeler Peak is the focus of the 19,661-acre (79.57 km 2) Wheeler Peak Wilderness area in the Carson National Forest. Much of the mountain area just south of the peak is on Taos Pueblo land. Some 48,000 acres (190 km 2 ) was returned to the pueblo from the Carson National Forest in 1970 [ 4 ] and another 764 acres (3.09 km 2 ) in 1996.
Wheeler Peak [b] Taos Mountains: 13,167 ft 4013 m: 3,409 ft 1039 m: 37.4 mi 60.1 km Wheeler Peak, of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, is the highest peak in New Mexico. Taos Ski Valley lies just to the west of Wheeler Peak. Much of the central portion of the Taos Mountains are on Taos Pueblo land.
At 13,063 feet tall, Wheeler Peak is the second-tallest peak in Nevada. Great Basin National Park spans 77,000 acres of the much larger Great Basin , which stretches from Utah to California and up ...
Trails range from short nature trails at 6,825 feet (2,080 m) (Mountain View Nature Trail), to the Wheeler summit trail starting at 10,160 feet (3,097 m). [21] The Wheeler Summit trail is quite strenuous, and the altitude presents significant hazards for unprepared or inexperienced hikers.
Delve into the depths of Lehman Caves, gaze at star-filled skies—some of the darkest in the lower 48 states—and hike trails that lead to secrets of the earth. 10. Kakadu National Park, Australia
Williams Lake is an alpine lake in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, located high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains below Wheeler Peak in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness of Carson National Forest. The lake is accessible via the Williams Lake Trail from the trailhead in Taos Ski Valley. [1]
It is the second-highest point in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness and ranks as the sixth-highest summit in New Mexico. [3] The mountain is located within the Carson National Forest, 12 miles northeast of the town of Taos and 1.24 miles west-southwest of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in the state. [1]