Official Name: | Mount Taylor, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Mount Taylor |
Coordinates: | 35.1258°N -107.8075°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cibola |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.91 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.91 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.94 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population Total: | 436 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 228.51 |
Population Density Km2: | 88.25 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6421 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 87020 (Grants) |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 35-50615 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806694 |
Mount Taylor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The community is in northern Cibola County and is bordered to the north and west by Grants, the county seat, and to the south by the Rio San Jose and a tributary. New Mexico State Road 117, the local name of Historic Route 66, passes through the community. Mount Taylor, at the highest peak in Cibola County, is to the northeast.