Peak · California
Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 386 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Reyes Station Community Park, a park 2.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Marin County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35727744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 386 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.08048, -122.76555
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Point Reyes Station Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Martinelli Park: 4.8 mi
- Second Valley Path and Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Forest Knolls Park: 6.2 mi
- Stafford Lake Bike Park: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Deer Point: 3.4 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mount Wittenberg: 4.2 mi
- Three Peaks: 4.4 mi
- Barnabe Mountain: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 59
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 12.6 mi
- Plug: 12.7 mi
- Sonoma: 13.0 mi
- Welcome to Petaluma: 13.0 mi
- Tamalpais Maiden: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 3.3 mi
- Probably repair location of Golden Hind June 1579: 8.6 mi
- Golden Hinde landing: 10.0 mi
- Francis Drake memorial: 11.3 mi
- CPO Academy Pergola: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore: 6.5 mi
- French Ranch Open Space Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 50
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 4.8 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 5.8 mi
- Teachers Beach: 6.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 6.4 mi
- Secret Beach: 6.5 mi
Museums: 36
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 4.9 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 5.8 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 9.2 mi
- Novato History Museum: 10.9 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 29
- Kule Loklo: 3.2 mi
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 4.8 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 6.1 mi
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 9.8 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 3.3 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Hunt Camp: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 21
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 9.8 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 11.7 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Miller Creek Middle School Community Garden: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Stairstep Falls: 3.9 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 7.3 mi
- Alamere Falls: 8.8 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 9.6 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 10.1 mi
Springs: 9
- Crystal Springs: 5.3 mi
- Broko Spring: 12.3 mi
- Worn Springs: 13.1 mi
- Colier Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Point Reyes Light Station: 14.9 mi
- Paint Storage: 15.0 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Transformer Building: 15.2 mi
- Power House: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rock Fort: 12.8 mi
- Vent 5: 16.2 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 23.2 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Keyhole: 7.1 mi
- Temple: 7.1 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | SE 136° | 784 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | SE 140° | 778 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | SE 138° | 744 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ballou Point | SSE 147° | 612 m | 14.0 mi |
| Twin Knolls | SE 146° | 597 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | E 99° | 575 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 139° | 543 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | SE 140° | 527 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Rafael-civic CTR, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358762047
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