Taylor Hill
Taylor Hill rises to 1,746 m in Nevada. South Sister stands 3,463 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Wright Summit, a peak 2.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,746 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jack Wright Summit: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Boulder Hill: 6.5 mi
- Granite Peak: 6.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.7 mi
- China Spring: 3.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 8.0 mi
- Double Spring: 10.5 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 10.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 10.9 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 8.5 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 16.4 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 16.9 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 17.1 mi
- Colony Park: 18.7 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Barney Riley: 14.1 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 19.9 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 22.8 mi
- Old Jail: 23.1 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 16.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 24.4 mi
- Ludwig: 13.9 mi
- Pine Grove: 16.6 mi
- Rockland: 18.9 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 19.2 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 21.2 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 21.9 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 20.5 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 24.2 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Taylor Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | SSE 165° | 3,463 m | 21.3 mi |
| Middle Sister | SSE 163° | 3,306 m | 19.7 mi |
| East Sister | SSE 161° | 3,171 m | 18.7 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SSW 201° | 3,124 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Siegel | NW 325° | 2,869 m | 9.2 mi |
| Galena Peak | NW 322° | 2,866 m | 8.6 mi |
| Oreana Peak | NW 326° | 2,818 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,811 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845696 — Taylor Hill, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551612
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