A very bumpy, grueling road to Kachina Peak in NM

Kachina Peak is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 3.606m (11,830ft) above the sea level, located in Taos County, in Northern New Mexico, United States. It’s one of the highest mountain roads of New Mexico.

Kachina Peak

Set high in the Wheeler Wildeness Area of the Sangre de Cristo Range, the road to the summit is a chairlift access trail. It’s totally unpaved and impassable in winters. 4x4 required. Expect a trail pretty steep. 
Pic: Brett Landry

 

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