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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
1746 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.77963, -119.40433

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 40
Parks: 29
  • 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
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterSSE 165°3,463 m21.3 mi
Middle SisterSSE 163°3,306 m19.7 mi
East SisterSSE 161°3,171 m18.7 mi
Antelope PeakSSW 201°3,124 m22.9 mi
Mount SiegelNW 325°2,869 m9.2 mi
Galena PeakNW 322°2,866 m8.6 mi
Oreana PeakNW 326°2,818 m7.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW 288°2,811.3 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3419:4720:27
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1315:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

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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