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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,759 m in California. Starlight Peak stands 4,324 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Batchelder Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329034

Wikidata Q35727712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2759 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.26695, -118.22525

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 59
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • Zurich: 6.2 mi
  • Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Cabin: 8.2 mi
  • Monola: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 4.1 mi
  • Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Methuselah: 8.4 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 13.0 mi
  • Rock Monster: 24.1 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • First Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Second Falls: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starlight PeakSW 233°4,323.7 m19.9 mi
Mount SillSW 232°4,316 m19.3 mi
Polemonium PeakSW 233°4,298.2 m19.8 mi
Middle PalisadeSW 225°4,278.2 m19.1 mi
Disappointment PeakSW 224°4,258.6 m19.2 mi
Barrett PeakSW 232°4,258 m19.7 mi
Norman Clyde PeakSW 226°4,245.2 m19.1 mi
Balcony PeakSW 224°4,237.2 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3419:3920:17
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0415:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762033

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