by Paty | Oct 4, 2025 | New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
New Mexico County HP: #4 & #5 Summit Elevation: 13,108 feet Mountain Range: Sangre de Cristo Mountains Ancestral Lands: Lipan Apache, Ute, Pueblo PLANNING DETAILS Location: Truchas Peak is New Mexico’s second-tallest...
by Paty | Oct 3, 2025 | New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
New Mexico County HP: #3 Summit Elevation: 12,634 feet Mountain Range: Sangre de Cristo Mountains Ancestral Lands: Ute, Pueblo PLANNING DETAILS Location: Santa Fe Baldy is located in the Pecos Wilderness, approximately 20 miles...
by Paty | Sep 23, 2025 | Hiking, New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
*Last updated on October 23, 2025 Below is a table summarizing each of the county high points in New Mexico that I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that county. At the bottom of this...
by Paty | Nov 23, 2019 | Day Hikes, New Mexico High Points, Southwest US
I have a confession to make. After four continuous months of hiking on the Appalachian Trail, I’m burnt out on forests. Thru-hikers sometimes refer to the AT as “the green tunnel,” because you’re constantly immersed in a living forest. The...
by Paty | Oct 11, 2019 | New Mexico High Points, Southwest US, US High Points
Order of Visit: State High Point #17 (New Mexico CoHP #1) Date Visited: October 8, 2019 Route Taken: Williams Lake Trail & Wheeler Peak Trail from Taos Valley Ski Resort – 8 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: A challenging steep trail that...
