Tsoodził — Mount Taylor — is a ~11,300 ft composite stratovolcano and one of the four sacred mountains of the Navajo Nation, rising above the Grants uranium belt and El Malpais lava fields. The Gooseberry Springs Trail (#77) from Cibola National Forest FR 193 is the standard day-hike route to the summit across lava, ponderosa, and open alpine slopes with long views of the Rio Grande rift country.
Field facts
| Region | Cibola County, NM |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.2186, -107.6366 |
| Summit elev. | 11,301 ft (GNIS Mount Taylor) |
| Rock | Pliocene–Pleistocene stratovolcano (andesite/dacite) |
| Access | Gooseberry Springs Trailhead, FR 193 |
| Manager | USFS Cibola NF — Mt. Taylor Ranger District |
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