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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 493 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727862, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
493 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50214, -123.16084

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Vacation Beach Park: 8.2 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 8.3 mi
  • Creekside Park: 8.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 38
Historic sites: 31
Nature reserves: 23
Gardens: 21
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 17.3 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 15.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 5.1 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Campo Gianni: 9.3 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 3°807 m14.4 mi
Centennial MountainN 6°747 m13.9 mi
Pole MountainE 85°672 m2.2 mi
Buck KnollNE 45°627 m9.9 mi
High RockN 0°611 m7.2 mi
Little Black MountainENE 70°598 m2.3 mi
Red HillN 6°598 m11.3 mi
Lookout RockN 1°587 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762051

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