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Mount Taylor abounds with scenic views, boasts the highest elevation in Northwestern NM at 11,301 feet and offers year-round recreation. May through October is the best time for hiking, wildflower viewing and primitive camping. When the snow falls many enjoy cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and tubing. For the casual driver, scenic trips offer beautiful views of the Mount Taylor Peak from numerous vantage points. Hiking Gooseberry Trail leads to the summit of Mount Taylor.

Tucked away in beautiful Northwest New Mexico is a charming mountain range called the Zuni Mountains. Mt. Sedgwick rises 9256 feet over Ponderosa pine forests, colorful aspen lined canyons, and green topped red mesas. The Continental Divide runs through the middle and the Zuni’s have several flowing streams draining large, wet flowering meadows.

Native peoples, conquistadors, early land grant settlers, miners, loggers, and ranchers have come in contact with the land.   In the early 1900’s much of the Zuni Mountain range was purchased for watershed protection and placed under the care of the U.S. Forest Service. Forest and meadow conditions have gradually improved since then and Zuni Mountains are once again a jewel.

|  30 Bluewater State Park Road, Prewitt, NM 87045  |  505.876.2391

Bluewater Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located in the Zuni Mountains 40 miles west of Grants. The park itself encompasses approximately 3,000 acres, and the lake has a surface area of approximately 1,200 acres.

Trail #77 climbs approximately 2.5 miles to the top of 11,301 feet high Mt. Taylor.  The change in elevation of around 2,126 feet makes this a challenging round trip hike of 4 to 5 hours.  The trailhead is located in the mixed conifer vegetation type at 9,175 feet.  At 9,500 feet you enter the spruce-fir type, one of the highest vegetation zones in the Southwest.  The hiker has the opportunity to see varied flora and fauna, as well as enjoy the interesting geological formations of the area. Summer and fall are the best times to enjoy the beautiful vistas of this mountain hike.  Keep in mind weather conditions as you plan your hike.  On a clear day you can even see into Colorado from the summit.  Please remember that Mt. Taylor is sacred to American Indians and to respect their beliefs.

Come to the El Malpais Visitor Center located at 1900 E. Santa Fe Avenue, Grants, N.M. to plan your adventure.

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Located at Exit 102

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