Wheeler Peak Trail #90

<p>This route begins at the trailhead on Twining Road in Taos Ski Valley and turns around at the summit of Wheeler Peak.<p> <p>At 0.6 miles, keep right at the junction with Long Canyon Trail #63. At 2.0 miles, reach Bull of the Woods Pasture, turn right, cross the head of Rio Hondo, and traverse through private property to the saddle below Bull of the Woods Mountain at 3.2 miles. From the saddle, head south on the singletrack trail. Cross Fraser Mountain, enter the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, and descend briefly into La Cal Basin. From the basin, climb the final 1,300 vertical feet up the ridge to reach the summit of Wheeler Peak at 13,169'. Retrace your steps back to the trailhead.<p> <p>Afternoon thunderstorms develop quickly above timberline in summer — plan to summit before noon.<p>