Mount Taylor, NM

Mount Taylor is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 436 residents. Mount Taylor 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. In Mount Taylor, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Mount Taylor, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. New Mexico State Road 117, the local name of Historic Route 66, passes through the community.