New Mexico Gazetteer
Taos Mountains is a physical feature (range) in Taos County. The primary coordinates for Taos Mountains places it within the NM 87519 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Taos Mountains |
| Category: | New Mexico physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Range |
| Description: | N-S trending mountain range extending from Costilla Creek on the N, to the Rio Fernando de Taos on the S, it forms the part of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between the Culebra Range to the N, and the Sante Fe Mountains to the S, and is separated from the Cimmarron Range to theE by the Moreno Valley. Wheeler Peak at 13150 feet is its highest point. N end at 3657N10530W, S end at 3622N10530W. |
| County: | Taos County |
| Latitude: | 36.7444741 |
| Longitude: | -105.3722262 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Taos Mountains: Taos Mountains.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Taos Mountains does not include property ownership information.
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Red River, NM
(3.1 miles SW) Taos Ski Valley, NM (11.2 miles SSW) Questa, NM (12.7 miles WSW) Eagle Nest, NM (14.4 miles SSE) |
San Cristobal, NM
(18 miles SW) Costilla, NM (18.3 miles NNW) Arroyo Seco, NM (19.2 miles SW) Ute Park, NM (19.3 miles SE) |
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Moly, NM
(7.5 miles WSW) Elizabethtown, NM (10 miles SSE) Shuree, NM (10.1 miles E) Twining, NM (11.2 miles SSW) |
El Rito, NM
(11.5 miles WNW) Buena Vista, NM (13.1 miles WNW) Cerro, NM (13.3 miles W) Val Verde Ski Area, NM (13.4 miles SSE) |
