Wheeler Peak

Wheeler Peak (HMY8R)

Location: Taos Ski Valley, NM 87525 Taos County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 33.405', W 105° 25.017'

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13,161 Feet Above Sea Level

— Highest Point in New Mexico —

Named in honor of Major George Montague Wheeler (1832-1909) who for ten years led a party of surveyors and Naturalists collecting geologic, biologic, planimetric, and topographic data in New Mexico and six other southwestern states.
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HM NumberHMY8R
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Placed ByWheeler Peak Wilderness - Carson National Forest
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 7:46pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 462687 N 4045783
Decimal Degrees36.55675000, -105.41695000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 33.405', W 105° 25.017'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 33' 24.30" N, 105° 25' 1.02" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2850-2898 Twining Blue Lake Pack Trail, Taos Ski Valley NM 87525, US
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