Leave Ranchos de Taos for Wheeler Peak, 17 mi away
Ranchos de Taos has 30 notable places within 60 miles, among them 5 national park units and 6 ski areas. A longer outing takes you to Valles Caldera National Preserve, 53 mi off.
Wheeler Peak
Mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
Out at 37 mi is National Scouting Museum, the farthest.
Orange: Ranchos de Taos. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
Each of the 30 is within 60 miles.
2Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, United States.
3Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
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5Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park in New Mexico, United States.
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7Fort Union National Monument
National monument in the United States.
8Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
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10Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Historic Park covering Manhattan Project infrastructure in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington..
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Lensic Theater
Theater and former movie theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
National Scouting Museum
Anchors River Orienteering / Community Stewardship Trails-n-Tales.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Anthropology museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Art museum with a focus on contemporary intertribal Native American art.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Ranchos de Taos →
Photo credits
Wheeler Peak: Davishan99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Union National Monument: en:User:Nationalparks (Talk), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carson National Forest: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · New Mexico Museum of Art: PerryPlanet, Public domain · Bradbury Science Museum: Blueag9, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lensic Theater: Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of International Folk Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · National Scouting Museum: George Segelken from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Harwood Museum of Art: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martinez Hacienda: Larry Lamsa, CC BY 2.0 · New Mexico History Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Poeh Museum: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taos Art Museum: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Los Alamos Historical Museum: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Contemporary Native Arts: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
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