Mount Taylor
Mount Taylor rises to 2,809 m in Nevada. Spruce Mountain stands 3,119 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is High Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49054797, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2809 m
How to reach it
50 named places within 25 miles
- Mustang Spring: 3.2 mi
- Dry Canyon Spring: 9.0 mi
- Owens Springs: 9.8 mi
- Indian Ranch Spring: 10.4 mi
- Flat Canyon Spring: 13.2 mi
- High Peak: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.7 mi
- West Buttes: 11.1 mi
- High Bald Peaks: 11.4 mi
- Currie Summit: 12.3 mi
- Currie: 10.2 mi
- Lages Station: 19.4 mi
- Sprucemont: 23.3 mi
- Egan: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Taylor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NNE 13° | 3,119 m | 23.9 mi |
| Becky Peak | SE 135° | 3,040 m | 24.0 mi |
| High Peak | SSE 149° | 2,856 m | 2.7 mi |
| High Bald Peaks | W 280° | 2,760 m | 11.4 mi |
| Currie Summit | S 169° | 2,574 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sharp Peak | ENE 65° | 2,553 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 72° | 2,476 m | 21.1 mi |
| Rocky Point | N 351° | 2,475 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:32 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551615
Take the scenic way to Mount Taylor.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.