Skip to content

Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
Nature reserves
Artworks
Beaches: 51
Museums: 36
Attractions: 30
  • 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: 28
Gardens: 22
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
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Keyhole: 7.1 mi
  • Temple: 7.1 mi
  • Bird Island Arch: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSE 136°784 m14.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSE 140°778 m14.2 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakSE 138°744 m14.3 mi
Ballou PointSSE 147°612 m14.0 mi
Twin KnollsSE 146°597 m13.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeE 99°575 m8.9 mi
Pine MountainSE 139°543 m9.4 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSE 140°527 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:23
June solstice05:4919:5920:38
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2516:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505355586166686868635550
Precip in7.16.94.42.00.90.10.00.00.11.53.57.8

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762047

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Black Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens