Wheeler Peak A mountain, 4,011 m (13,161 ft) high, of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Taos, New Mexico. It is the highest point in the state.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.