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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
1575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27766, -121.35109

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
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 MountainNNW 339°2,125 m18.6 mi
Shotgun PeakNNW 330°1,997 m20.3 mi
Fox MountainE 93°1,943 m16.4 mi
Widow MountainSSE 161°1,928 m8.6 mi
Six Shooter ButteNW 319°1,917 m21.2 mi
Border MountainNNW 338°1,905 m16.0 mi
Yellowjacket ButteNNW 327°1,845 m19.3 mi
Happy Camp MountainNE 50°1,840 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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