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Wheeler Peak

4,011 m13,159 ft

Prominence: 1,036 m3,400 ft
Isolation: 60 km
Tonight: 32°FSnow showers · Wind 5–10 mph SW

Wheeler Peak is a 4,011 m (13,159 ft) mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, United States.

All facts

Elevation: 4,011 m · 13,159 ft
Nearest higher peak: Red Mountain (4,241 m)
Range: Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Region: New Mexico, United States
Protected area: Carson National Forest
Spanish name: Pico Wheeler
Coordinates: 36.5568° N, 105.4170° W

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3D map

Wheeler Peak 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Wheeler Peak terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Wheeler Peak elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Wheeler Peak weather

Tonight · Snow showers · 32°F (0°C) · 88% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph SW

Wheeler Peak forecast for the summit, about 3,801 m.

Tonight32°88%5–10 mph SW
Sat29°38°97%5–10 mph S
Sun25°35°44%10–15 mph S
Mon25°39°3%5–10 mph W
Tue27°43°2%10–15 mph SW
Wed28°45°1%10–15 mph W
Thu29°43°22%10 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:02 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8.2 × 8.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

23.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

42.8%

Steep, 30–45°

31.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.6%

Steeper than 30°: 33.7% of the 67 km² view
Relief in view: 1,135 m low point 2,876 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 62.3%Grassland 19.3%Bare rock / sparse 11.6%Moss & lichen 6.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.1 km, measured from the Wheeler Peak summit.

Summit list 8

1Mount Walter3,996 m 0.5 km NNE
2Simpson Peak3,953 m 0.9 km SSE
3Old Mike Peak3,989 m 1.5 km SE
4Red Dome3,868 m 2.6 km ESE
5Lake Fork Peak3,929 m 2.6 km WSW
6Kachina Peak3,804 m 2.7 km W
7Lew Wallace Peak3,779 m 3.4 km SSE
8Taos Cone3,729 m 3.7 km E

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.1 km; 420 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Western roseroot150
American Pika134
Blue columbine134
Fireweed117
Yellow-bellied Marmot112
Canada Jay102

Where it sits

Where Wheeler Peak sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Blue HoleLake192 km SSE

Downloads

Wheeler Peak downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGWheeler Peak satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-05.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 4,011 m at the summit; the official height is 4,011 m.

A 10 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	4,011 m	—
USGS 3DEP lidar	4,012 m	+1 m
USGS 3DEP 10 m (used on this page)	4,011 m	-0 m
Copernicus GLO-30	4,006 m	-5 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,998 m	-13 m

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-05)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
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