Hunting Mount Taylor New Mexico

Mount Taylor is a dormant stratovolcano in northwest New Mexico, northeast of the town of Grants. It is the high point of the San Mateo Mountains and the highest point in the Cibola National Forest. It was renamed in 1849 for then-president Zachary Taylor. Previously, it was called Cebolleta by the Spaniards; the name persists as one name fo…
Mount Taylor is a dormant stratovolcano in northwest New Mexico, northeast of the town of Grants. It is the high point of the San Mateo Mountains and the highest point in the Cibola National Forest. It was renamed in 1849 for then-president Zachary Taylor. Previously, it was called Cebolleta by the Spaniards; the name persists as one name for the northern portion of the San Mateo Mountains, a large mesa. The Navajo, for whom the mountain is sacred, still call it Turquoise Mountain.
  • Elevation: 11,305 ft (3,446 m)
  • Location: Cibola County, New Mexico, U.S.
  • Prominence: 4,094 ft (1,248 m)
  • Parent range: San Mateo Mountains
  • Topo map: USGS Mount Taylor
  • Mountain type: Stratovolcano
  • Easiest route: Hike

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