Black Mountain
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
- 3,554 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Gold Belt Tour, National
- 20.5 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Railroad Gulch Overlook · 19 mi
- The Valley Overlook · 26 mi
- Geologic Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mod Buffalo: 20.7 mi
- Allosaurus: 24.8 mi
- Anklyosaurus: 24.8 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 24.9 mi
- Trump: 10.6 mi
- Antero Junction: 20.6 mi
- Calcite: 22.3 mi
- Browns Canyon National Monument: 17.9 mi
- High Mesa Grassland Instant Study Area: 18.9 mi
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area: 20.0 mi
- Idlewilde Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Lakemoor Community Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- In Memory of Loyal Duke: 20.4 mi
- Train Caboose: 20.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 20.7 mi
- Hartsel Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
- The Salida Museum: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waugh Mountain | S 183° | 3,564 m | 8.1 mi |
| Thirtynine Mile Mountain | NE 42° | 3,517 m | 10.6 mi |
| Stoney Face Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,465 m | 9.9 mi |
| Loco Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,415 m | 10.3 mi |
| Jack Hall Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,345 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cameron Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,331 m | 13.8 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | ENE 56° | 3,291 m | 14.2 mi |
| Burris Mountain | SSE 162° | 3,262 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 27 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guffey 9SE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358927202
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