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Wheeler Peak Wilderness

Wheeler Peak Wilderness
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Nearest City: Red River, NM
State: New Mexico
Type: Wilderness Areas
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Details: About 135 million years ago a tremendous geologic uplift created the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Wheeler Peak Wilderness now marks the top of this rugged range, with Wheeler Peak, at 13,161 feet, standing higher than any other point in New Mexico. Alpine tundra, rare in the American Southwest, covers Wheeler and other nearby Wilderness mountains. Below the tundra, from cottonwoods on the Rio Hondo to bristlecone pines in the high country, you'll find at least a few of almost every tree native to the northern part of the state.
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