Wheeler Peak
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leadhiker
N 36° 30.418 W 105° 16.694
13S E 475085 N 4040216
A New Mexico OSHM on US-64 at milepost 282.
Waymark Code: WMCYV1
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
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Marker Text:
Across Moreno Valley stands Wheeler Peak, 13,161 feet, highest peak in New Mexico. Rocks of Wheeler Peak and the Taos Range are highly resistant granites and gneisses of Precambrian age. Moreno Valley is underlain by soft sandstones and shales which are covered by stream and glacial deposits. Placer gold was mined at Elizabethtown north of here during the 1860's.
History:: Not listed
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: Not listed
Additional Point: Not Listed
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