Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,372 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Devils Table, a peak 1.7 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America; geonames ID = 5701631.
Wikidata Q49013745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,372 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- Little Devils Table: 1.7 mi
- Cold Springs Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Ellen D Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Tabletop Mountain: 9.6 mi
- China Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 8.2 mi
- Elk Spring: 10.0 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 11.1 mi
- Black Spring: 13.2 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 13.8 mi
- San Jacinto: 17.9 mi
- Afton: 19.0 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | WNW 285° | 3,250 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 290° | 3,208 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | WNW 290° | 3,207 m | 23.1 mi |
| Marys River Peak | W 276° | 3,189 m | 20.4 mi |
| Square Top | WNW 287° | 3,189 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | WNW 288° | 3,189 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cougar Peak | WNW 282° | 3,154 m | 21.0 mi |
| Prospect Peak | WNW 283° | 3,137 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibbs RCH - Jarbidge 24se, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545390
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