per day, building 4 miles of new trail with hand tools to the top in 14 days. Another alternate route is to begin from the nearby ski resort of Red River. From the town of Red River drive 6.4 miles south on NM 578, then 1.3 miles on FR 58 to the trailhead parking area. From the parking area Wheeler peak is about 7 miles on Forest Trail 91. This route passes two alpine lakes, Lost Lake and Horseshoe Lake. Wheeler Peak has a summit register as do many major western peaks. See also List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of the United States List of U.S. states by elevation References External links Mountains of New Mexico Sangre de Cristo Mountains Landforms of Taos County, New Mexico Highest points of U.S. states Carson National Forest North American 4000 m summits Mountains of Taos County, New Mexico