Explore the High Country of New Mexico! All peaks in New Mexico at least 12,000 ft high with a minimum of 200 ft prominence. Includes five 13ers too. Note: excludes 3 12ers on private Taos Indian land. Special thanks to peakery member Phil Robinson for help with this challenge.
Highest peak
Wheeler Peak
13,161 ft / 4,011 m
Most prominent peak
Truchas Peak
4,001 ft / 1,219 m prom
Most summited peak
Wheeler Peak
161 summits
Most difficult peak
Santa Barbara Peak
Class 2
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 3 peaks
Highlights
Latest summits
"This cirque route ran the ridge up and down about a half dozen 12-13k peaks over the entire traverse. Wheeler Peak, Mount Walter, Simpson Peak, Rich Peak, Lake Fork Peak and Kachina Peak to name some of them. My legs are absolutely smoked. Driving south to Texas to bag the highest peak there tomorrow. Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park." — wiweasel • Sep 29, 2023
"This cirque route ran the ridge up and down about a half dozen 12-13k peaks over the entire traverse. Wheeler Peak, Mount Walter, Simpson Peak, Rich Peak, Lake Fork Peak and Kachina Peak to name some of them. My legs are absolutely smoked. Driving south to Texas to bag the highest peak there tomorrow. Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park." — wiweasel • Sep 29, 2023
"This cirque route ran the ridge up and down about a half dozen 12-13k peaks over the entire traverse. Wheeler Peak, Mount Walter, Simpson Peak, Rich Peak, Lake Fork Peak and Kachina Peak to name some of them. My legs are absolutely smoked. Driving south to Texas to bag the highest peak there tomorrow. Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park." — wiweasel • Sep 29, 2023
"Zach and I stayed at a VRBO in Taos after making it to the top of Pikes Peak just a couple hours earlier. We awoke to snow at 4am and and immediately knew we were in for trouble. Driving as far into the ski resort as possible, we tried to find the Williams Lake Trail for the most direct route to the summit. Conditions were bad and getting worse, the snow picked up and fog set in. Wayfinding was near impossible with fresh powder, poorly marked trail no tracks. Under the fresh snow was about 3-4' of snow pack. Snow shoes were a must just for normal travel but as the slope angle increased closer to the peak, it became apparent that we were going to have to turn back. We were making slow progress and the snow was relentless. We had to head back to Colorado for Elbert the next day, so 1000' from the summit of the highest point in New Mexico, we retreated back to the car. We cut our losses on Wheeler, but we'll be back again for another attempt." — wiweasel • May 11, 2023
"View from the top was gorgeous and it was definitely worth the hike. Came out here and started on the trail at 4:30AM and got up quick enough to see the sunrise from (almost) the top. There were no other hikers until atleast an hour or two after I summited at around 7AM. I will say though that the wind in the morning during this time of year is brutal at the saddle between Wheeler and Walter and you’ll definitely want to remember to bring something to protect against the wind." — paandooo • Oct 1, 2022