Ballard Mountain
Ballard Mountain rises to 619 m in California. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Oaks, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
The story
Ballard Mountain is a mountain in Los Angeles County, California in the Santa Monica Mountains with an elevation of 2,039 feet (621 m). Originally known as Niggerhead, all names containing that slur were replaced by the Board on Geographic Names to "Negro", making it known as Negrohead from 1964. In 2009, the name was changed to recognise the summit's association with John Ballard, an early black pioneer.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49010561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 619 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Rock: 1.5 mi
- Castro Peak: 2.2 mi
- Ladyface Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 3.6 mi
- Goat Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.7 mi
- Gardens of the World: 5.1 mi
- Las Flores Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden: 7.1 mi
- Kids Adventure Garden: 7.2 mi
- Foxfield Park: 2.0 mi
- Three Springs Park: 2.3 mi
- Berniece Bennett Park: 2.5 mi
- South Shore Hills Park: 3.0 mi
- Russell Ranch Park: 3.1 mi
- Western Town: 3.1 mi
- M*A*S*H Filming Location: 3.8 mi
- Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 4.9 mi
- Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 5.0 mi
- Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 6.3 mi
- Visitor Center Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Firefighters Museum: 6.2 mi
- Conejo Valley Art Museum: 6.4 mi
- Timber School: 7.5 mi
- Stagecoach Inn Museum: 7.5 mi
- Kristy's Roadhouse (Gone): 1.6 mi
- Sai Anantam Ashram: 1.6 mi
- Mott Adobe Ruins: 5.1 mi
- Tropical Terrace: 5.3 mi
- Ranch House Ruins: 5.6 mi
- Cottonsail: 2.0 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: 2.8 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 2.9 mi
- Conejo Cottontail: Wesley: 3.0 mi
- Connejo Cottontails: Westlake Elementary Wizards: 3.3 mi
- Lechuza Beach: 6.0 mi
- Escondido Beach: 6.3 mi
- Playa San Juan Leighton: 6.4 mi
- Latigo Beach: 6.4 mi
- La Piedra Beach: 6.6 mi
- Rocky Oaks: 0.7 mi
- Hennesy Property: 1.2 mi
- LA County Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Peter Strauss Ranch: 1.8 mi
- Triunfo Canyon Open Space: 2.1 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 6.1 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats: 9.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.4 mi
- Wildwood Canyon: 9.4 mi
- The Grotto: 6.9 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 7.3 mi
- Eagle Spring: 13.9 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 15.5 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 18.1 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 4.9 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 5.0 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 8.2 mi
- Paradise Falls: 9.2 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 13.8 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 8.2 mi
- Kima Point: 8.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 19.3 mi
- Coba Arch: 6.6 mi
- Mentryville: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Ballard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Peak | W 276° | 948 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tri Peaks | W 276° | 917 m | 8.1 mi |
| Exchange Peak | W 273° | 899 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Dome | W 278° | 888 m | 7.9 mi |
| Boney Mountain | W 271° | 865 m | 8.6 mi |
| Castro Peak | SE 140° | 855 m | 2.2 mi |
| Saddle Peak | ESE 104° | 851 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NE 38° | 797 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1669997 — Ballard Mountain, Los Angeles County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358816753
Day trips start here
- Agoura Hills · 4 mi
- Malibu · 7 mi
- Thousand Oaks · 7 mi
- Calabasas · 10 mi
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 12 mi
- Topanga · 12 mi
Take the scenic way to Ballard Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.