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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Black Hill rises to 1,107 m in California. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Palms State Ecological Reserve, a park 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Riverside County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727588, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62697, -116.41168

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden Palms State Ecological Reserve: 0.5 mi
  • Ironwood Park: 5.3 mi
  • Velasco Park: 6.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Park: 6.4 mi
  • Washington Charter School Park: 6.6 mi
Springs
  • Dos Palmas Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Asbestos Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Cactus Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Potrero Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Stump Spring: 6.5 mi
Peaks
  • Lucky: 1.2 mi
  • Mild: 2.2 mi
  • Strike Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Asbestos Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 39
  • J Willott Art Gallery: 6.6 mi
  • Road Trip: 8.8 mi
  • Birds of Welcome: 10.3 mi
  • Synergy: 11.2 mi
  • Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 32
Nature reserves: 24
  • Cove Oasis: 5.8 mi
  • Fred Wolff Bear Creek Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Cahuilla Hills Park: 6.1 mi
  • G. George and Kathleen S. Fox Hiking Park: 6.3 mi
  • Blixseth Mountain Park: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 24
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 13
  • Expressframe: 7.1 mi
  • Desert Holocaust Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Thomas P. Genovese Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Tong wen neval: 15.0 mi
  • Old Car: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Hidden Falls: 5.7 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 11.4 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakNW 310°3,288 m20.1 mi
Jean PeakNW 309°3,202 m19.7 mi
Marion MountainNW 307°3,150 m19.6 mi
Miller PeakNW 311°3,143 m19.9 mi
Newton Drury PeakNW 309°3,102 m20.2 mi
Mount Saint EllenNW 306°3,097 m19.9 mi
Cornell PeakNW 312°2,928 m19.3 mi
Tahquitz PeakWNW 300°2,692 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2320:00
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4716:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269758189949489786657
Precip in0.60.60.30.10.00.00.00.30.10.10.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indio Fire STN, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269884 — Black Hill, Riverside County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800915

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