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Taylor Mountain

Taylor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Mountain rises to 454 m in New York. Wawayanda Mountain stands 448 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Lake Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34811726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
454 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.20926, -74.35460

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mountain Lake Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lion's Field Park: 3.2 mi
  • Railroad Green: 3.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Warwick Township Veterans Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 2.4 mi
  • Eagles: 8.3 mi
  • Eagles: 8.3 mi
  • Diana: 8.5 mi
  • Swan Boy: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions: 59
Cliffs: 56
  • Claudius Smith Den: 9.7 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 10.5 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 10.5 mi
  • Party Wall: 10.5 mi
  • Vulnerability Corner: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 54
  • Upper Greenwood Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 6: 5.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 3: 6.0 mi
  • Highland Lakes Beach 5: 6.1 mi
Museums: 51
Gardens: 40
  • Winter Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 8.4 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Octagonal Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Pinetum: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 13.2 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Otter Hole: 11.2 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 11.5 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Middletown Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 18.6 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 18.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wawayanda MountainW 261°448 m5.4 mi
Bearfort MountainSSW 202°445 m5.2 mi
Granite PeakWSW 254°445 m8.4 mi
South PeakWSW 250°440 m9.3 mi
Vernon PeakWSW 255°427 m8.0 mi
Warwick MountainNNE 22°410 m1.3 mi
Bellvale MountainESE 105°406 m1.7 mi
Maple HillW 260°373 m1.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2519:5320:34
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:2015:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592309

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