Mount Walter
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Mount Walter rises to 3,996 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the south-southwest, 0.3 miles off. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Walter is the second highest named summit in the U.S. state of New Mexico, rising to 13,141 feet above sea level. However it is not usually counted as an independent mountain since it has only about 53 feet (16 m) of topographic prominence, and is only 0.4 miles (0.6 km) north-northeast of Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico. Both peaks lie in the Taos Mountains, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which is in turn a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are also in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness of Carson National Forest.
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Wikidata Q6924474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,996 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 26.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 17 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 19 mi
- Base Camp View · 26 mi
- U S Hill · 26 mi
151 named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Peak: 0.3 mi
- Simpson Peak: 0.8 mi
- Old Mike Peak: 1.1 mi
- Red Dome: 1.6 mi
- Fraser Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 8.2 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 10.1 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 11.2 mi
- Hematite Park: 7.1 mi
- Foster Park: 7.5 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 8.4 mi
- Enchanted Forest: 9.9 mi
- Brandenburg Park: 10.2 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 11.1 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 11.1 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 11.2 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 8.7 mi
- Little Red School House: 10.0 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 12.8 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 13.5 mi
- Bent House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 17.5 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 24.0 mi
- Eagle: 8.4 mi
- Native Art: 12.8 mi
- Questa Apple: 13.4 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 13.9 mi
- Red Horse: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 9.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 15.5 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Palisades: 14.4 mi
- Betty's Bra: 22.9 mi
- La Vinateria: 14.4 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- La Belle: 15.3 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Walter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | SSW 204° | 4,011 m | 0.3 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | SSE 158° | 3,989 m | 1.1 mi |
| Simpson Peak | S 180° | 3,953 m | 0.8 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | WSW 247° | 3,929 m | 1.9 mi |
| Venado Peak | NNW 345° | 3,880 m | 16.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNW 338° | 3,872 m | 6.1 mi |
| Red Dome | SE 124° | 3,868 m | 1.6 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | SW 235° | 3,848 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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