Venado Peak

It is located in Taos County, New Mexico, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of the town of Questa.Its summit is the highest point in the Latir Peak Wilderness, part of Carson National Forest.[3]) Latir Peak is the most well-known of the entire group, despite not being the highest peak, and is the namesake for the surrounding wilderness area, nine small alpine lakes on the northeast side of the group, and a creek draining those lakes.[6] The Latir Lakes, and the entire northeast side of the group, are owned by the Rio Costilla Cattle Association, which allows recreational access for a fee.However, the region around Venado Peak also includes Tertiary volcanic rocks such as tuff, as well as the remnants of "a complex and mineral-rich caldera that formed about 25 million years ago.
San Luis, ColoradoElevation NAVD 88ProminenceCoordinatesTaos CountyNew MexicoParent rangeTaos MountainsSangre de Cristo MountainsRocky MountainsTopo mapEasiest routeQuestaLatir Peak WildernessCarson National ForestSpanishCostilla Creektopographic prominenceBaldy MountainfishingForest ServicecampgroundPrecambrianmetamorphicTertiaryvolcanicalpine tundratree lineAlpine climateKöppenprecipitationGeographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological SurveyUnited States Department of the InteriorUniversity of New MexicoMountains of New MexicoBig Burro MountainsSoldiers Farewell HillBig Hatchet MountainsBig Hatchet PeakZeller PeakBlack RangeBlack Mountain (Catron County)McKnight MountainChuska MountainsBeautiful MountainCookes RangeMassacre PeakFra Cristobal RangeFra Cristobal MountainJemez MountainsCerro GrandeChicoma MountainRedondo PeakMagdalena MountainsSouth BaldyMogollon MountainsMogollon BaldyWhitewater BaldyOrgan MountainsOrgan NeedleOscura MountainsOscura PeakNorth Oscura PeakPeloncillo MountainsSteins PeakPyramid MountainsPyramid PeakRaton-Clayton Volcanic FieldCapulin VolcanoSierra GrandeSacramento MountainsCathey PeakSan Andres MountainsSalinas PeakSan Augustin MountainsSan Mateo Mountains(Cibola County)Mount TaylorWest Blue MountainSandia–Manzano MountainsManzano MountainsManzano PeakSandia MountainsSandia CrestCimarron RangeBaldy Mountain (Colfax County)Mount PhillipsGold HillUte MountainVallecito MountainWheeler PeakBaldy Mountain (Taos County)Hermit PeakSanta Fe BaldyTruchas PeakMount WalterZuñi MountainsHaystack MountainMount SedgwickAden CraterAlamo Hueco MountainsAnimas MountainsBrazos MountainsCaballo MountainsCanjilón MountainCanyon Creek MountainsCapitan MountainsCapulin PeakCedar Mountain RangeDatil MountainsDirty PointDoña Ana MountainsEagle PeakEast Potrillo MountainsElephant Butte (Hidalgo County)Elephant Butte (Sierra County)Fajada ButteFlorida MountainsFranklin MountainsGuadalupe MountainsGuadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)Hosta ButteHueco MountainsHuérfano MountainJicarilla MountainsJornada del Muerto VolcanoLadron PeakLittle Burro MountainsLittle Hatchet MountainsLittle San Pascual MountainLuera MountainsSierra NacimientoOcate PeakOrtiz MountainsPicacho MountainRobledo MountainsSan Antonio MountainSan Mateo Mountains (Socorro County)Sierra AguiladaSierra BlancaSierra de las UvasWest Potrillo Mountains