Black Giant
Black Giant rises to 4,063 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Solomons, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Black Giant is a 13,330-foot-elevation (4,060-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States. Black Giant ranks as the 86th highest summit in California. It is the northernmost and highest summit on its namesake ridge, the Black Divide in northern Kings Canyon National Park. The peak is situated 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of Mount Goddard, and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southeast of Mount Fiske, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above Le Conte Canyon in approximately two miles. Muir Pass is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the northwest, and the approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail.
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Wikidata Q35727572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4063 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Solomons: 1.4 mi
- Charybdis: 1.5 mi
- Mount Ithaca: 1.9 mi
- Mount McDuffie: 2.0 mi
- Langille Peak: 2.1 mi
- Triple Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Second Falls: 10.9 mi
- First Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 10.4 mi
- Grouse Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 16.0 mi
- Scotty Spring: 21.2 mi
- Fish Springs: 21.5 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 10.2 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 14.8 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 18.9 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 19.8 mi
- Log Cabin: 20.0 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 16.5 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.6 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 20.2 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 20.4 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Great Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Windy Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Muro Blanco: 15.1 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Rock Monster: 1.8 mi
- John Muir Rock: 12.5 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 22.0 mi
- American Mule Museum: 23.0 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Black Giant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | E 94° | 4,343 m | 7.4 mi |
| Starlight Peak | E 94° | 4,323.7 m | 7.4 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | E 95° | 4,298.2 m | 7.5 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | E 93° | 4,268 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | E 84° | 4,235 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Darwin | NNW 344° | 4,216 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Winchell | E 89° | 4,200 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Mendel | NNW 340° | 4,177 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 25 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796905
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