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Wheeler Peak Historical Marker

Wheeler Peak Historical Marker, a historic site in New Mexico
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker, a historic site in New MexicoFredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker, a historic site in New Mexico
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker, a historic site in New Mexico
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker, a historic site in New Mexico
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wheeler Peak Historical Marker, a historic site in New Mexico
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Wheeler Peak Historical Marker is a historic site in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 4,012 m. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east-northeast, less than a tenth of a mile off. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,012 m
Material
metal
Inscription
WHEELER PEAK 13,161 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL HIGHEST POINT IN NEW MEXICO NAMED IN HONOR OF MAJOR GEORGE MONTAUGE WHEELER (1832-1909) WHO FOR TEN YEARS LED A PARTY OF SURVEYORS AND NATURALISTS COLLECTING GEOLOGIC, BIOLOGIC, PLANIMETRIC, AND TOPOGRAPHIC DATA..
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.55688, -105.41689

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Hematite Park: 7.4 mi
  • Foster Park: 7.9 mi
  • Enchanted Eagle Park: 8.5 mi
  • Enchanted Forest: 10.2 mi
  • Brandenburg Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 17
Museums: 8
Springs: 5
  • Apache Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Manby Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Rio Grande Spring: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Eagle: 8.5 mi
  • Native Art: 12.5 mi
  • Questa Apple: 13.5 mi
  • Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 13.6 mi
  • Red Horse: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Wheeler Peak Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakENE4,011 m0.0 mi
Mount WalterNNE3,996 m0.3 mi
Old Mike PeakSE3,989 m1.0 mi
Simpson PeakSSE3,953 m0.6 mi
Lake Fork PeakWSW3,929 m1.6 mi
Venado PeakNNW3,880 m16.8 mi
Gold HillNNW3,872 m6.3 mi
Red DomeESE3,868 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4419:4620:24
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1116:1016:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222634404957626054433223
Precip in0.60.91.31.51.31.12.92.81.61.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612375

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