Black Dome
Black Dome rises to 2,760 m in California. Stanislaus Peak stands 3,426 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebbetts Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q21189332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,760 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 15 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ebbetts Peak: 2.0 mi
- Lookout Peak: 2.1 mi
- Peep Sight Peak: 2.4 mi
- Indian Peak: 2.6 mi
- Folger Peak: 2.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 11.5 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 14.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 16.2 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 17.2 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 11.7 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 11.8 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 11.8 mi
- Wester Park: 12.3 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 13.5 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 11.7 mi
- Bloods Point: 12.1 mi
- Machado Postpile: 15.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 16.5 mi
- East Flange Rock: 20.4 mi
- Old Jail: 6.5 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.8 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 13.8 mi
- Barney Riley: 18.8 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 21.0 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 8.6 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 9.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 5.8 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 11.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 19.0 mi
- Linder Grove: 21.8 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 22.9 mi
- Carson Falls: 9.3 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 13.9 mi
- Sardine Falls: 19.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 20.7 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 21.2 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 24.6 mi
- Beach 1: 24.7 mi
- Beach 2: 24.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 2.7 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 11.8 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Black Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus Peak | SE 137° | 3,426 m | 14.0 mi |
| Highland Peak | E 80° | 3,324 m | 4.9 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | ESE 121° | 3,296 m | 12.9 mi |
| Silver Peak | ENE 64° | 3,283 m | 5.1 mi |
| Round Top | NW 317° | 3,164 m | 12.4 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 316° | 3,094 m | 12.6 mi |
| Arnot Peak | SE 131° | 3,059 m | 6.1 mi |
| Raymond Peak | N 7° | 3,055 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219357 — Black Dome, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358762016
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