Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,398 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Dome, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35727909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,398 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Dome: 1.4 mi
- White Dome: 2.1 mi
- Uncle Tower: 2.3 mi
- Taylor Dome: 3.1 mi
- Rockhouse Peak: 3.5 mi
- Ashley Hot Spring: 9.0 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 9.8 mi
- Andress Spring: 9.9 mi
- Snake Spring: 10.4 mi
- Reinhardt Spring: 11.0 mi
- Scodie Park: 11.3 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Circle Park: 12.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 12.0 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- South Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Seven Teacups: 16.4 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 19.7 mi
- Coso Mines: 17.9 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 18.3 mi
- Cabin 240: 18.3 mi
- Cabin 242: 18.3 mi
- Cabin 234: 18.4 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 12.0 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 22.3 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 19.8 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 22.1 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | NW 316° | 3,041 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sherman Peak | NW 324° | 3,020 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,963 m | 15.8 mi |
| Smith Mountain | N 4° | 2,905 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cannell Peak | W 278° | 2,887 m | 6.4 mi |
| Crag Peak | NNE 17° | 2,877 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 358° | 2,863 m | 11.5 mi |
| Schaeffer Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,843 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807825
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