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Taylor Mountain

Taylor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Mountain rises to 428 m in California. Three Peaks stands 872 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooks Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

About

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7690077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
428 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.40075, -122.67471
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 59
Peaks
Attractions: 43
  • 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
Historic sites: 41
Museums: 36
Gardens: 35
Beaches: 34
Nature reserves: 22
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Linda Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hunter Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 19.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Hole in the Rock: 17.7 mi
  • Arched Rock: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three PeaksNNE872 m17.6 mi
Old BaldyNNE836 m17.3 mi
Mount HoodENE833 m7.7 mi
The BeehiveNE833 m17.0 mi
Bald MountainENE832 m9.8 mi
Flat TopNNE832 m17.0 mi
Browns HillNNE825 m17.0 mi
Mount VeederE817 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5920:39
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495254576166676868635549
Precip in5.86.44.32.01.30.30.00.00.11.63.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777091

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