Mount Taylor (New Mexico)
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| height | 3440 m | |
| location | New Mexico , USA | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 14 ′ 19 ″ N , 107 ° 36 ′ 30 ″ W | |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Taylor (NM) | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano , extinguished | |
| Age of the rock | over 1 million years | |
The Mount Taylor is a 3440 m high volcano near Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA ; It was last active over a million years ago.
It is both among the Diné (Navajo) (as Tsoodzil (meaning unknown), also Dootl'izhiidziil (probably Na-Dené language family for 'turquoise mountain'), sacred mountain of the south), and among the Acoma one of their sacred mountains ( sacred mountains ).
Web links
- Mt. Taylor near Oregonstate (English)
- Website on Navajo and Mt. Taylor (Engl.)