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Taylor Mountain

Taylor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Mountain rises to 1,575 m in California. Black Mountain stands 2,125 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Butte, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49081602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27766, -121.35109

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Young Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Burney Falls: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 14.3 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 21.0 mi
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNW2,125 m18.6 mi
Shotgun PeakNNW1,997 m20.3 mi
Fox MountainE1,943 m16.4 mi
Widow MountainSSE1,928 m8.6 mi
Six Shooter ButteNW1,917 m21.2 mi
Border MountainNNW1,905 m16.0 mi
Yellowjacket ButteNNW1,845 m19.3 mi
Happy Camp MountainNE1,840 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3320:0120:43
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2915:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777095

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