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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 3,554 m in Colorado. Waugh Mountain stands 3,564 m to the south, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammond Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Gold Belt Tour passes 16 miles off.

The story

Black Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the South Park Hills of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,649-foot (3,551 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 21.7 miles (34.9 km) south by east (bearing 164°) of the community of Hartsel in Park County, Colorado, United States.

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Wikidata Q14684318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.71833, -105.68722

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hammond Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Dicks Peak: 5.9 mi
  • West Antelope Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Agate Mountain: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Captain Zipline: 19.9 mi
  • The Stairs: 20.6 mi
  • Riverboat Works: 20.6 mi
  • The Chute: 20.8 mi
  • Whale's Tail: 21.1 mi
Parks: 9
  • Horse Park: 10.0 mi
  • Elevenmile State Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 20.6 mi
  • Alpine Park: 20.9 mi
  • Thonhoff Park: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Thompson Point: 18.5 mi
  • Elevenmile Dome: 22.3 mi
  • The Tooth: 22.5 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 24.6 mi
  • Peg Leg Wall: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Mod Buffalo: 20.7 mi
  • Allosaurus: 24.8 mi
  • Anklyosaurus: 24.8 mi
  • Brachiosaurus: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Twin Falls: 20.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • The Salida Museum: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waugh MountainS 183°3,564 m8.1 mi
Thirtynine Mile MountainNE 42°3,517 m10.6 mi
Stoney Face MountainSSW 197°3,465 m9.9 mi
Loco MountainSSE 167°3,415 m10.3 mi
Jack Hall MountainSSW 204°3,345 m13.3 mi
Cameron MountainWSW 244°3,331 m13.8 mi
Saddle MountainENE 56°3,291 m14.2 mi
Burris MountainSSE 162°3,262 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1816:0316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272735404960636155453526
Precip in0.60.91.61.82.11.23.53.51.61.10.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guffey 9SE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358927202

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