Taylor Mountain
Taylor Mountain rises to 428 m in California. Old Baldy stands 836 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooks Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Taylor Mountain is a summit at the northern extreme of the Sonoma Mountains in California. The mountain lies in the Laguna de Santa Rosa drainage basin; its east flank drains to Matanzas Creek, a northwestward flowing stream running the length of Bennett Valley, and its west flank drains to Five Creek. The mountain is named after California Gold Rush pioneer John Shackleford Taylor, who settled on the mountain slopes in 1853 to raise dairy cows and plant a vineyard. North of Taylor Mountain, Taylor Ridge descends toward the city of Santa Rosa. Some of Santa Rosa's urban expansion is taking place to the east of this ridge. Taylor Mountain is readily visible from Sonoma Mountain, Bennett Valley, the Santa Rosa Plain and from as far north as the Alexander Valley. The peak of Taylor Mountain defines (in part) the boundary between the Sonoma Coast AVA and the Sonoma Valley AVA, two federally designated grape-growing regions. Wines made from grapes grown on its western slopes would qualify for the Sonoma Coast appellation, whereas those made from grapes grown on its eastern slopes would qualify for the Sonoma Valley appellation.
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Wikidata Q7690077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 428 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cooks Peak: 0.7 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 6.1 mi
- Stony Butte: 6.4 mi
- Meacham Hill: 7.3 mi
- Galvan Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Hibiscus GreenWay: 1.7 mi
- BellFlower Greenway: 1.8 mi
- Mesquite Park: 1.9 mi
- Birdsfoot/Wolfberry Greenway: 1.9 mi
- Bicycle Obelisk: 2.8 mi
- wall/mural: 2.8 mi
- Untitled: 3.0 mi
- Rocky Bear: 3.1 mi
- Hangover II: 3.2 mi
- Snoopy and Charlie Brown Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Anne Frank Tree: 4.0 mi
- G.A.R. Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Grove: 4.2 mi
- Native American Canoe: 4.6 mi
- Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 5.2 mi
- Duckworth Family Farm: 8.4 mi
- The Petrified Forest: 10.9 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 12.2 mi
- Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center: 2.5 mi
- Luther Burbank Home and Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Bayer Garden: 3.2 mi
- City of Santa Rosa Sustainable Education Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 3.3 mi
- Steelhead Beach: 14.0 mi
- Children's Beach: 14.4 mi
- Mother’s Beach: 15.5 mi
- River Bend Beach: 16.1 mi
- Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sonoma County Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Sonoma County Museum: 3.7 mi
- Jesse Peter Museum: 4.6 mi
- Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center: 5.3 mi
- Children's Museum of Sonoma County: 5.3 mi
- Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Owls Nest Open Space: 5.1 mi
- Fairfield Osborn Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Stuart Creek Run: 8.7 mi
- Hood Mountain - McCormick Ranch Addition: 9.5 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 3.5 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Lawson Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- McNear Park: 12.4 mi
- Sunset Point: 15.7 mi
- Stags Leap: 19.6 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 19.7 mi
- White Point: 20.4 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Sonoma Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 15.8 mi
- Linda Falls: 16.5 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 23.8 mi
- Hunter Spring: 2.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 17.7 mi
- Arched Rock: 24.6 mi
- Wingo: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Baldy | NNE 32° | 836 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Hood | ENE 58° | 833 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Beehive | NE 34° | 833 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 66° | 832 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 33° | 832 m | 17.0 mi |
| Browns Hill | NNE 25° | 825 m | 17.0 mi |
| High Point | NNE 28° | 824 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Veeder | E 97° | 817 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358777091
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