Taylor Mountain
Taylor Mountain rises to 3,041 m in Idaho. Lem Peak stands 3,346 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wards Butte, a peak 3.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,041 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
56 named places within 25 miles
- Wards Butte: 3.6 mi
- Morgan Creek Summit: 3.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Moyer Peak: 6.0 mi
- Sheephorn Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 17.1 mi
- Red Point: 20.0 mi
- McNabbs Point: 20.6 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 23.5 mi
- Leesburg: 23.9 mi
- Warm Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Peak | ESE 113° | 3,346 m | 18.6 mi |
| May Mountain | SE 126° | 3,309 m | 23.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,209 m | 21.9 mi |
| White Valley Mountain | SSW 212° | 3,040 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sleeping Deer Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,985 m | 24.7 mi |
| Meyers | W 260° | 2,977 m | 19.5 mi |
| Woods Peak | SW 220° | 2,963 m | 7.5 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | SW 216° | 2,931 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:10 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659170
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