Taylors Mountain
Taylors Mountain rises to 776 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Montvale Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 776 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 5 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 5 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 5 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montvale Park: 2.8 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 4.1 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 8.7 mi
- Centertown Park: 8.8 mi
- Campbells Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cobbs Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 4.3 mi
- Wiggington Knob: 4.4 mi
- Porter Mountain: 4.4 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 8.9 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 11.5 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 14.7 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 8.9 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 13.8 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 14.7 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 15.3 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 16.9 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 8.3 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 17.0 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 17.2 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 17.3 mi
- Roanoke Star: 17.4 mi
- Rhinoceros: 6.4 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 17.3 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 17.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 18.5 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 19.6 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 7.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 8.2 mi
- Beale Garden: 15.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 17.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 6.9 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Explore Park: 14.4 mi
- Carvins Cove: 17.6 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
- Big Spring: 5.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 16.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 17.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 17.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 7.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lace Falls: 18.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 9.7 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Howrytown: 12.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Taylors Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NE 44° | 1,287 m | 12.3 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 43° | 1,221 m | 13.2 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 47° | 1,215 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NE 49° | 1,167 m | 4.6 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NE 49° | 1,157 m | 11.1 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NE 47° | 1,131 m | 9.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 47° | 1,119 m | 6.7 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 39° | 1,088 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487797 — Taylors Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575153
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