About this place
4-mile round trip hike to Williams Lake at 11,040 ft in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, Carson National Forest. The trail climbs 1,000 ft through aspen and spruce to a stunning alpine lake beneath Wheeler Peak (13,161 ft — highest peak in New Mexico). C
State
New Mexico
Fee
No fee
More details
Nearby (≈ 5 miles)
Quick hits within ~8 km.
TWINING backpackcamp • 0.8 km BULL OF WOODS/WHEELER trailhead • 0.9 km WILLIAMS LAKE TH trailhead • 1.5 km GAVILAN TH trailhead • 2.9 km ITALIANOS trailhead • 4 km MIDDLE FORK TH trailhead • 4.3 km MANZANITA TH trailhead • 5.2 km EAST FORK TH trailhead • 6.3 km YERBA TH trailhead • 6.3 km UPPER CUCHILLA backpackcamp • 6.5 km