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Taylor Mountain

Taylor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 71 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
2636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.18741, -113.47834

71 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 19.4 mi
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 20.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borah PeakWSW 257°3,860.597 m15.4 mi
Leatherman PeakWSW 240°3,727.1 m14.6 mi
Mount ChurchSW 234°3,724.66 m14.4 mi
Diamond PeakE 99°3,718.865 m19.9 mi
Mount BreitenbachSW 229°3,700.27 m12.8 mi
Lost River MountainSW 221°3,681.4 m13.3 mi
Mount IdahoWSW 249°3,677.4 m15.9 mi
Donaldson PeakSW 232°3,664.6 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0819:46
June solstice05:5120:3721:22
September equinox07:2218:5519:33
December solstice08:0716:1116:59

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333425158676556443019
Precip in0.80.50.70.91.21.40.70.70.80.80.50.9

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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