| Taylor Mountain | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Taylor_Mtn_Sonoma_County_10233.jpg) Taylor Mountain, viewed from the southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,406 ft (429 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Coordinates | 38°24′02″N 122°40′29″W / 38.40066°N 122.67476°W[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sonoma County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sonoma Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Santa Rosa |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | trail |
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Taylor Mountain is a summit at the northern extreme of the Sonoma Mountains in California. The mountain lies in the Laguna de Santa Rosa drainage basin; its east flank drains to Matanzas Creek, a northwestward flowing stream running the length of Bennett Valley, and its west flank drains to Five Creek. The mountain is named after California Gold Rush pioneer John Shackleford Taylor, who settled on the mountain slopes in 1853 to raise dairy cows and plant a vineyard.[2]
North of Taylor Mountain, Taylor Ridge descends toward the city of Santa Rosa. Some of Santa Rosa's urban expansion is taking place to the east of this ridge.
Taylor Mountain is readily visible from Sonoma Mountain, Bennett Valley, the Santa Rosa Plain and from as far north as the Alexander Valley.[3]
The peak of Taylor Mountain defines (in part) the boundary between the Sonoma Coast AVA and the Sonoma Valley AVA, two federally designated grape-growing regions. Wines made from grapes grown on its western slopes would qualify for the Sonoma Coast appellation, whereas those made from grapes grown on its eastern slopes would qualify for the Sonoma Valley appellation.[4]
- ^ a b "Taylor Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Clark Mason & Brett Wilkison Santa Rosa's new Taylor Mountain Regional Park opens to the public in The Press Democrat 24 February 2013
- ^ Visibility of Taylor Peak from the Alexander Valley of Sonoma County[dead link]
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Sections 9.29 and 9.116.