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Truchas Peak
Truchas Peak
(more precisely,
South Truchas Peak
) is the second highest peak in the
U.S. State
of
New Mexico
behind
Wheeler Peak
. It is in the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
northeast of
Santa Fe
. It lies within the
Pecos Wilderness
, part of the
Santa Fe National Forest
. (The north end of the mountain borders on the
Carson National Forest
.) The name of the peak is Spanish for "trout" (plural). It is the highest point in both
Rio Arriba
and
Mora
counties.
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