Mount Wheeler
mountain, New Mexico, United States
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Wheeler Peak is the highest point in New Mexico, standing at 13,161 feet (4,011 meters). It is located in Taos County, within the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Carson National Forest. The peak was named in honor of Major George M. Wheeler, who surveyed the region in the 1870s. Wheeler Peak is accessible by both trail and road.12
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