Taylor Mountain
Taylor Mountain rises to 2,636 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Barney Hot Spring, a spring 5.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,636 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Pia Soko Katete: 6.6 mi
- Hawley Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Massacre Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Pass Creek Summit: 11.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 5.8 mi
- Baiya Patezopai’I: 5.9 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 7.3 mi
- Birch Springs: 18.2 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 13.2 mi
- The Nose: 15.8 mi
- Earthquake Interpretive Site: 19.4 mi
- Custer County Fair Grounds: 20.4 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 17.1 mi
- City of Mackay Tourist Park: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taylor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borah Peak | WSW 257° | 3,861 m | 15.4 mi |
| Leatherman Peak | WSW 240° | 3,727 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Church | SW 234° | 3,725 m | 14.4 mi |
| Diamond Peak | E 99° | 3,719 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Breitenbach | SW 229° | 3,700 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lost River Mountain | SW 221° | 3,681 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Idaho | WSW 249° | 3,677 m | 15.9 mi |
| Donaldson Peak | SW 232° | 3,665 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:11 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mackay Lost RVR RS, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398218 — Taylor Mountain, Custer County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663877
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