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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hill rises to 140 m in California. Bear Mountain stands 879 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Boucher Mountain, a peak 5.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The story

mountain in Stanislaus County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5328994

Wikidata Q35727619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
140 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97409, -120.81160

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Springs: 7
  • Churchs Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Turners Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Vine Spring: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Heron Point Day Use: 16.1 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • National Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Red Hills: 21.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainENE 76°879 m12.8 mi
Joaquin PeakNNE 30°854 m13.3 mi
Quiggs MountainNNE 31°843 m20.7 mi
Soapstone HillNE 56°799 m20.3 mi
Carmen PeakNE 56°786 m9.9 mi
High MountainNE 50°748 m21.2 mi
Kennebec HillE 81°721 m22.9 mi
Mount AraratNNE 31°679 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4219:5120:30
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1616:0716:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219368 — Black Hill, Stanislaus County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762027

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