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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,425 m in Wyoming. Laramie Peak stands 3,059 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Peaks, a peak 2.3 miles away. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2425 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31136, -105.37637

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cottonwood Falls: 7.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laramie PeakSW 229°3,059 m4.6 mi
Eagle PeakWSW 246°2,784 m7.9 mi
Windy PeakW 265°2,735 m10.1 mi
Jack Squirrel PeakWSW 238°2,699 m9.4 mi
Eagle MountainWSW 243°2,667 m8.5 mi
South MountainSW 227°2,664 m7.0 mi
Beaver MountainW 259°2,645 m9.6 mi
Slick MountainWSW 258°2,645 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:42
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4716:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836425059666456443427
Precip in0.30.70.92.12.82.41.31.11.51.00.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Double Four RCH, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356505911

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