Taylors Mountain
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
- 8.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 8.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 9 mi
- Carter Overlook · 9 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martins Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Woodson Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sprouse Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Gillums Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Israel Mountain: 2.3 mi
- 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
- 3 Owl Statue: 4.4 mi
- Mountain Man: 4.8 mi
- Bear Statue: 4.8 mi
- George Welsh: 7.1 mi
- IN-trospection: 7.3 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 4.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 4.3 mi
- Locust Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mirador: 6.8 mi
- Graveyard Site: 6.9 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 7.8 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 8.6 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 9.0 mi
- Michie Tavern: 9.7 mi
- Monticello: 10.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 3.7 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 5.8 mi
- Student Garden: 7.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 7.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 7.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 5.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 7.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 9.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.8 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.4 mi
- 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
- Blackrock Springs: 14.9 mi
- Coiner Spring: 16.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 16.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 16.7 mi
- Hickory Spring: 18.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 9.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 10.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 16.4 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 19.8 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.1 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 16.6 mi
- White Rock Falls: 23.7 mi
- 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
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 1.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.8 mi
- Canada: 7.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NW 320° | 964 m | 8.6 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WNW 303° | 908 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | WNW 295° | 879 m | 9.4 mi |
| Scott Mountain | WNW 289° | 842 m | 10.4 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SW 224° | 726 m | 7.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 228° | 722 m | 6.2 mi |
| Massies Mountain | SW 230° | 657 m | 9.0 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NW 325° | 624 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566472
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 9 mi
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