TBD Cantina Acres , Grants, NM 87020(Cibola County)

Outdoor recreation at Mount Taylor in New Mexico includes: Hiking, backpacking, camping, and winter activities and sports.

Hiking

Gooseberry Spring Trail:A popular trail for hiking and running that’s considered moderately challenging

Water Canyon Trail:A trail that descends from the La Mosca saddle into an interior valley

Camping

Established campgrounds:There are established campgrounds on Mount Taylor

Dispersed camping:There is also dispersed camping on Mount Taylor

Winter sports

Snowmobiling:Snowmobiling is a winter sport on Mount Taylor

Snowshoeing:Snowshoeing is a winter sport on Mount Taylor

Cross-country skiing:Cross-country skiing is a winter sport on Mount Taylor

Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon:A 43-mile endurance event that takes place on President’s Day weekend

Other activitiesBicycling, Fishing, Picnicking, and Hunting.

When to visit

May through October is the best time for hiking, wildflower viewing, and primitive camping

When it snows, many enjoy cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and tubing

Agriculture

If willing to build infrastructure to support the land could be utilized by someone with horses.

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources

None convey with the sell.

Region & Climate

Grants, New Mexico has asemi-arid climate with large temperature swings and low precipitation.

Temperature

Temperatures range from 13F to 90F throughout the year

Precipitation

Grants receives about 11 inches of precipitation annually

The wettest months are July, August, and September

Other climate characteristics

New Mexico has a continental climate with abundant sunshine and low relative humidity

New Mexico has a large annual and diurnal temperature range

Much of New Mexico is arid to semiarid

History

Grants, New Mexico, was originally a railroad camp. It then later became known as the uranium capital of the world and also a popular tourist spot for Route 66 travelers.

Early history

In the 1880s, the Grant brothers built a construction camp for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.

The camp was initially called Grants Camp, then Grants Station, and finally Grants.

The town was part of the Los Alamitos colonial settlement.

The town was a livestock shipping point and later supported lumbering and vegetable farming.

Uranium mining

In 1950, uranium ore was discovered in the Ambrosia Lake district.

The Grants uranium industry produced about 63 percent of all the uranium mined in the United States.

The mining industry declined after the 1980s recession.

Tourism

Grants is a popular destination for tourists, Route 66 tourists, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.

The town is close to national monuments and forests, including Mount Taylor, the Zuni Mountains, Acoma Pueblo, El Malpais, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Grants is also known as the Gateway to Mt. Taylor.

Other attractions

The New Mexico Mining Museum is a simulated uranium mining museum.

The area has dinosaur diggings, volcanoes, desert-like areas, high mountains, lakes, and valleys.

Location

The property is about 8 miles from the town of Grants at about 7500 elevation. The Albuquerque International Sunport is just over an hour away, making it ideal for someone who needs to travel often but wants to escape it all when home.