Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 1,169 m in Arizona. Wabayuma Peak stands 2,291 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.6 miles off. 182 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
The Black Mesa (Warm Springs, Arizona) of northwestern Arizona is the extreme southern section of the Black Mountains. It is a notable mountain section, since the entire Warm Springs Wilderness comprises the entire mesa. It is separated to the north from the Black Hills range by a canyon and road. The north side of the canyon is the southern border of the adjacent Mount Nutt Wilderness, thus comprising a two-sectioned wilderness region. The mesa is about 10 miles (16 km) long, north – south and about 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than the surrounding valleys to the east, south and west. Interstate 40 in Arizona runs along the valleys to the east and south of the Black Mesa, connecting Needles, California to Kingman. Yucca, Arizona lies in the Sacramento Valley just east of the mesa.
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Wikidata Q4921272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1169 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.6 mi off the Old Route 66 - Oatman Road
- 17.3 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tri-State Viewpoint · 7 mi
182 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Spring: 1.5 mi
- Alkali Spring: 2.1 mi
- Walker Springs: 3.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 4.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 4.3 mi
- El Camino Village HOA Park: 15.8 mi
- Jack Smith Marina: 16.9 mi
- Jack Smith Memorial Park: 16.9 mi
- Manny Morris Park: 17.2 mi
- Bob Belt's Beach Park: 17.2 mi
- Ute Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wrigley Peak: 3.7 mi
- McHeffy Butte: 4.7 mi
- Boundary Cone: 5.5 mi
- Thimble Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Canyon City Mill: 4.8 mi
- Oatman: 15.3 mi
- National Old Trails: 17.5 mi
- Fort Mohave: 17.8 mi
- Duke Watkins Park Marker: 18.1 mi
- Cool Springs Station Museum: 5.2 mi
- Route 66 Informational sign: 5.3 mi
- Oatman Jail: 6.0 mi
- Desert Dig-ins: 6.0 mi
- Shootin' Gallery: 6.0 mi
- Cool Springs Stations Museum: 5.3 mi
- Needles Regional Museum: 17.6 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 20.3 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 20.3 mi
- Colorado River Museum: 20.6 mi
- Oatman: 6.0 mi
- Mohave City: 17.8 mi
- Polhamus Landing: 21.5 mi
- Prayer Garden: 18.0 mi
- Bella's Garden: 18.7 mi
- Dig-It Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Westbound): 13.2 mi
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Eastbound): 13.4 mi
- Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 18.8 mi
- Big Bend Conservation Area: 21.0 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabayuma Peak | E 86° | 2,291 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Nutt | N 351° | 1,522 m | 9.5 mi |
| Holy Benchmark | ENE 57° | 1,495 m | 20.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNE 29° | 1,413 m | 23.1 mi |
| Battleship Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,258 m | 9.0 mi |
| Thimble Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,195 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bull | NE 41° | 1,145 m | 21.0 mi |
| Ute Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,101 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 70 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca 1 NNE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359241755
Day trips start here
- Oatman · 6 mi
- Needles · 18 mi
- Bullhead City · 19 mi
- Topock · 19 mi
- Laughlin · 21 mi
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