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Black Hawk Mountain

Black Hawk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hawk Mountain rises to 3,138 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Dome, a peak 2.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35727580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20575, -119.70906

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 16
Parks: 5
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 9.7 mi
  • Bridgeport: 14.6 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 16.1 mi
  • Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 23.4 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 2: 15.3 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Beach 1: 15.4 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Strawberry: 16.6 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 20.6 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Black Hawk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakESE 116°3,581.8 m9.7 mi
Walker MountainE 81°3,524 m13.0 mi
Leavitt PeakNNE 29°3,516 m6.4 mi
Hanna MountainE 96°3,491 m12.2 mi
Sonora PeakNNE 21°3,484 m11.0 mi
Flatiron ButteE 93°3,470 m11.8 mi
White MountainNNE 23°3,470 m13.1 mi
Center MountainESE 109°3,431.3 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257120 — Black Hawk Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796907

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