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TR-Wheeler Peak-New Mexico Highpoint 8/31/97
Byphieldnotes June 13, 2016May 27, 2025

[Original date August 31, 1997] Trip report from a hike to the summit of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico (13,161′) undertaken August 31, 1997. Wheeler Peak is the highest point in New Mexico at 13,161′. The hike to the summit via Bull of the Woods is about 15 miles round trip, and…

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Arizona | Places | Trip Reports

Arizona Highpoint-Humphreys Peak 8/13/03
Byphieldnotes June 27, 2015May 27, 2025

Humphrey Peak Wikipedia In August 2003, on the way to California to my brother’s wedding, I camped near Flagstaff, Arizona and climbed Humphreys Peak, the high point of the state. The hike starts off in the “Snow Bowl”, a ski area, then winds its way up through the forest until it gets to timberline. Then…

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