"The Santa Fe 20". Includes 20 peaks lying to the east and northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico. All within striking distance of a day trip from Santa Fe. Includes 4 13ers and several 12ers that are also included in the New Mexico 12ers Peak Challenge. Builds on the Santa Fe 10 with additional peaks farther afield.
Highest peak
Truchas Peak
13,102 ft / 3,993 m
Most prominent peak
Truchas Peak
4,001 ft / 1,219 m prom
Most climbed peak
Deception Peak
48 climbs
Most difficult peak
Redonda Peak
Class 2
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 1 peak
Highlights
Latest climbs

"Wonderful day for a hike. Beautiful weather with temps in the 60's (unlike the valley that was 90-100F). Summited the Ski Santa Fe Overlook, Little Teseque Peak, and Teseque Peak during the hike. Great vistas in nearly all directions. " — rick-brown • Jun 25, 2024

"I did this route last year, but had forgotten how tough that first two miles is. There are sections of grade over 50%! Hiked, as usual, with my three dogs. Hot and sunny the whole way up, and we were low on water when we got to the turning point for Teuque Peak, so since I have three dogs to keep cool and hydrated, I decided to not attempt it. Little did I know that one mile later the sky would fill with clouds and thunder, soon followed by rain and eventually HAIL.... bummer! Next time." — tmetz1226 • Sep 30, 2023

"Saturday morning, August 12, 2023 I met 2 friends from Calvary Church in Albuquerque, Dave H. and David C. Calvary is the largest church in New Mexico and I have been going since 1988, when I was dramatically saved out of the “new agish other religion” darkness. I experienced it all! Since 1988 I have never heard a poor teaching, verse by verse through the Bible. The book I used to mock, the guidebook for life! We left at 5:30 AM, driving to the Santa Fe Ski Basin parking area. I needed a very obscure peak that is listed in Mike Butterfield’s book “Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico,” Peak 11,571 or also listed as Peak 11,564. I wanted the 2 Daves to have a wonderful experience so I planned other peaks to get them above the timberline.
We started hiking at 7:50 AM heading north up Winsor Trail #254. The starting elevation was 10,260 feet. It was slightly cool with mixed clouds and blue sky. We followed a little stream for a while, then switched backed up the mountain to the edge of the Pecos Wilderness. We did not quite enter the wilderness but followed a trail east through a beautiful aspen and blue spruce forest. We made our first goal, Peak 12,027. There are 85, 12K and 13 ..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 12, 2023

"Saturday morning, August 12, 2023 I met 2 friends from Calvary Church in Albuquerque, Dave H. and David C. Calvary is the largest church in New Mexico and I have been going since 1988, when I was dramatically saved out of the “new agish other religion” darkness. I experienced it all! Since 1988 I have never heard a poor teaching, verse by verse through the Bible. The book I used to mock, the guidebook for life! We left at 5:30 AM, driving to the Santa Fe Ski Basin parking area. I needed a very obscure peak that is listed in Mike Butterfield’s book “Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico,” Peak 11,571 or also listed as Peak 11,564. I wanted the 2 Daves to have a wonderful experience so I planned other peaks to get them above the timberline.
We started hiking at 7:50 AM heading north up Winsor Trail #254. The starting elevation was 10,260 feet. It was slightly cool with mixed clouds and blue sky. We followed a little stream for a while, then switched backed up the mountain to the edge of the Pecos Wilderness. We did not quite enter the wilderness but followed a trail east through a beautiful aspen and blue spruce forest. We made our first goal, Peak 12,027. There are 85, 12K and 13 ..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 12, 2023

"We backpacked out with snowshoes and camped at the treeline below Deception. We tried to hike Lake Peak but the ridge was too dangerous with all the loose snow. But we saw a few mountain goats watching us while we were there. The next day we planned on waiting for the sun to come up and hiking down, but we woke up in a cloud so we had to hike back in the cold." — matthewanderson • Mar 14, 2023