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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hill rises to 543 m in California. Mount Stakes stands 1,157 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Springs Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Stanislaus County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.19188, -121.26938

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Point Boat Launch Area: 10.4 mi
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 13.2 mi
  • Harry P Schmidt Park: 14.8 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Attractions: 31
  • Northern California Renaissance Faire: 14.7 mi
  • Hollister Family Fun Park: 20.7 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 21.4 mi
  • Swank Farms: 21.9 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 22.2 mi
Springs: 30
  • Board Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Mudd Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Jack Sturla Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Live Oak Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Bear Springs: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Pacheco Camp: 8.8 mi
  • Park Maintenance: 16.3 mi
  • Calaveras Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • California Korean War Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Orestimba: 11.8 mi
  • Gilroy Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 15.0 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Garden Essential: 21.6 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 23.6 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 23.7 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Robison Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StakesNW 320°1,157 m11.8 mi
Black MountainNW 321°1,144 m12.4 mi
Bollinger MountainWNW 286°1,044 m15.8 mi
Cathedral PeakSSE 167°1,021 m16.4 mi
Mariposa PeakS 169°1,001 m16.5 mi
Mount SizerW 277°998 m13.5 mi
Mount AraratSSE 162°981 m16.3 mi
Mount HelenWNW 292°915 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4619:5120:29
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:1616:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257616874797875675548
Precip in2.22.01.60.50.70.20.00.00.00.51.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Luis DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219367 — Black Hill, Stanislaus County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762023

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