Black Hill
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Pine Springs Hill: 1.1 mi
- Eli Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hamner Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bone Spring Hill: 2.8 mi
- Crevison Peak: 4.4 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 9.2 mi
- San Luis Reservoir Wildlife Area: 9.4 mi
- Willson Ranch: 10.1 mi
- Pacheco State Park: 10.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Newman City Museum: 16.0 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 19.9 mi
- The Center Building: 20.8 mi
- Gilroy Museum: 21.0 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 21.7 mi
- 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
- Robison Falls: 8.0 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 8.4 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Bonfante Falls: 23.7 mi
- North Beach: 13.7 mi
- South Beach: 14.0 mi
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stakes | NW 320° | 1,157 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bollinger Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,044 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SSE 167° | 1,021 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mariposa Peak | S 169° | 1,001 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Sizer | W 277° | 998 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Ararat | SSE 162° | 981 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Helen | WNW 292° | 915 m | 15.5 mi |
| Brush Mountain | WNW 297° | 867 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
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
Day trips start here
- Hollister · 25 mi
- San Juan Bautista · 28 mi
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