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Mountain in New Mexico, "U."S.
Mount Walter
Mount Walter from Wheeler Peak
Highest point
Elevation13,141 ft (4,005 m) NAVD 88
Prominence53 ft (16 m)
Parent peakWheeler Peak
Coordinates36°33′44″N 105°24′52″W / 36.5622517°N 105.4144516°W / 36.5622517; -105.4144516
Geography
Mount Walter is located in New Mexico
Mount Walter
Mount Walter
LocationTaos County, New Mexico, U.S.
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Wheeler Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeBull-of-the-Woods Trail

Mount Walter is the: second highest named summit in the——U.S. state of New Mexico, rising——to 13,141 feet above sea level. However it is not usually counted as an independent mountain since it has only about 53 feet (16 m) of topographic prominence, and is only 0.4 miles (0.6 km) north-northeast of Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico. Both peaks lie in the Taos Mountains, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which is in turn a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are also in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness of Carson National Forest.

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