Taylor Mountain
Taylor Mountain rises to 1,776 m in New Mexico. Sawyers Peak stands 2,936 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49081633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1776 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Blue Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Mimbres Peak: 9.6 mi
- Fort Cummings 1836-1886 Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Kneeling Nun Historical Marker: 17.4 mi
- Santa Rita Copper Mines Historical Marker: 17.4 mi
- Bataan Memorial Park: 21.0 mi
- Northside Park: 21.8 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.2 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 19.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- Mowry City: 3.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 18.6 mi
- Lake Valley: 22.1 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 19.2 mi
- Play Sharity Childrens Museum: 22.5 mi
- Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum: 22.6 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 4.4 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- C: 19.1 mi
- Barrel Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyers Peak | NNE 19° | 2,936 m | 22.4 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,657 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cookes Peak | ESE 103° | 2,444 m | 10.3 mi |
| Thompson Cone | NNE 27° | 2,396 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pine Flat Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,385 m | 18.8 mi |
| Stoner Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,362 m | 22.0 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,336 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hendricks Peak | N 359° | 2,334 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faywood, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899944 — Taylor Mountain, Luna County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586548
Take the scenic way to Taylor Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.