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Wheeler Peak
NM 64, between mile markers 281 and 282, Eagle Nest,
NM,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 31' 3.2664",
-105° 16' 34.7232"
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New Mexico State
Historical Marker
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Across Moreno Valley stands Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico. Rocks here are highly resistant granites and gneisses of Precambrian age. The valley is soft sandstones and shales covered by stream and glacial deposits. Placer gold was mined at Elizabethtown north of here in the 1860s.
Last updated: 10/16/2009 16:51:24 |
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Image Gallery
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Wheeler Peak Historical Marker Location Map, Eagle Nest, New Mexico
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