Just northeast of Taos, resides the highest mountain peak in New Mexico. It lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the southernmost subrange of the Rockies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Peak_(New_Mexico)

Sitting at 13,161 feet, the peak is a wonderous site situated in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, which includes almost 20,000 acres. The wilderness is  home to various wild life including Marmots, Pika, Elk, Mule Deer and Golden Eagles.

Summer activities include hiking and horseback riding, while winter brings snowshoeing and back country skiing.  Click here  for a list of trails and their available recreataional activities.

During the summers, visitors usually enjoy the Wheeler Peak Wilderness between the July 4th holiday and Labor Day and certainly in early July when Middle Fork Lake and Rio Hondo are stocked with fish. Additionally, in the summer Taos Ski Valley Mayor, Neal King, hosts full moon hikes to Williams Lake. This free event illuminates the beauty of the mountain.

A trip to Wheeler Peak and the vast wilderness is certain to reconnect you with the slendor of nature.  Click here
for more information on Wheeler Peak and the Wheeler Peak Wildnerness.