Tecolote is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tecolote had a population of 234. The community is located along Interstate 25 at Exit 335.
Etymology: The name is Mexican Spanish for "owl" (from Nahuatl tecolatl).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land.
It is in the West Las Vegas Schools school district. West Las Vegas High School is the area high school.