Nature reserve · California
Little Black Mountain Preserve
Little Black Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 572 m. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sonoma Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates38.51457, -123.12131
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Black Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Pole Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Oat Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Big Oat Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 6.2 mi
- Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 6.3 mi
- Vacation Beach Park: 6.3 mi
- Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Peace Totem: 8.5 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 12.3 mi
- Spawn: 13.4 mi
- Poseidon: 13.5 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 37
- Jenner Beach: 4.3 mi
- Goat Rock Beach: 4.8 mi
- Blind Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.9 mi
- Rocky Beach: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Fort Ross: 6.6 mi
- Windmill: 6.8 mi
- Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 11.8 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Pole Mountain Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Jenner Headlands Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Patterson Point Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 6.2 mi
- The Cedars: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 22
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 7.0 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 12.8 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 13.4 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 15.0 mi
Museums: 12
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 5.6 mi
- Korbel Museum: 8.5 mi
- Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 15.3 mi
- Windsor Museum: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 10
- Korbel Winery Tour: 8.5 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 12.7 mi
- Tides Restaurant Original Facade: 13.5 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 13.5 mi
- Whale Jaw Bone: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Goat Rock: 5.1 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 5.8 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Gravelly Spring: 6.0 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 13.4 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Campo Gianni: 8.1 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Arched Rock: 5.7 mi
- White Cap Arch: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Little Black Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 355° | 807 m | 13.6 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | N 357° | 747 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pole Mountain | S 174° | 672 m | 0.7 mi |
| Buck Knoll | NE 38° | 627 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 342° | 611 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | SE 133° | 598 m | 0.1 mi |
| Red Hill | N 355° | 598 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lookout Rock | N 352° | 587 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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