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Taylors Mountain

Taylors Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Taylors Mountain rises to 440 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Martins Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01014, -78.64196

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Creek Park: 4.7 mi
  • Claudius Crozet Park: 4.7 mi
  • Playground: 5.2 mi
  • Walnut Creek Park: 6.1 mi
  • Biscuit Run Park: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 15
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 12
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 17.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 18.4 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 19.0 mi
Springs: 6
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Nelson County Wayside: 14.9 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.1 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Twenty Minute Cliff: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Taylors Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bucks Elbow MountainNW 320°964 m8.6 mi
Calf MountainWNW 303°908 m9.2 mi
Bear Den MountainWNW 295°879 m9.4 mi
Scott MountainWNW 289°842 m10.4 mi
Heard MountainSW 224°726 m7.7 mi
Castle RockSW 228°722 m6.2 mi
Massies MountainSW 230°657 m9.0 mi
Middle MountainNW 325°624 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5320:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2816:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556371757367564638
Precip in3.52.83.93.34.34.84.53.45.13.73.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356566472

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