Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 4,045 m in California. Mount Stanford stands 4,260 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mary Austin, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Black Mountain is a 13,291-foot-elevation (4,051-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California. It is situated on the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of John Muir Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park. It is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of the community of Independence, and 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-northwest of parent University Peak. Black Mountain ranks as the 91st highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,750 feet (840 meters) above Rae Lakes in approximately one mile. The John Muir Trail traverses below the west aspect of this peak, providing an approach to the mountain. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1905 by George R. Davis, a USGS topographer. This mountain is habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, which restricts climbing from July through December, so most ascents are made in the spring.
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Wikidata Q35727688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4045 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Mary Austin: 0.9 mi
- Dragon Tooth: 1.1 mi
- Dragon Peak: 1.3 mi
- Diamond Peak: 1.4 mi
- Painted Lady: 1.6 mi
- Tub Springs: 4.3 mi
- McGann Springs: 5.6 mi
- Boron Springs: 6.2 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 7.2 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 8.6 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 5.4 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 6.8 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 8.2 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.4 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 4.5 mi
- Mist Falls: 9.5 mi
- Roaring River Falls: 13.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 15.6 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 17.9 mi
- Boot Arch: 18.2 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 18.3 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 18.4 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 18.8 mi
- Muro Blanco: 10.5 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 16.9 mi
- Windy Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 18.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.4 mi
- Arai Pond: 13.4 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 18.9 mi
- Mobius Arch: 19.4 mi
- Lathe Arch: 19.4 mi
- Heart Arch: 19.5 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 20.7 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 9.6 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 9.8 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 13.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 22.3 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 22.7 mi
- Dehy Park: 9.7 mi
- Independence Park: 10.1 mi
- Merritt Park: 13.4 mi
- Spainhower Park: 22.2 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
- Kearsarge: 2.9 mi
- Bend City: 13.7 mi
- San Carlos: 14.0 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 8.4 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Paiute Mural: 13.4 mi
- Miss Alabama: 21.3 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stanford | S 188° | 4,260.2 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | S 188° | 4,254.4 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Keith | SSE 166° | 4,249 m | 7.8 mi |
| Junction Peak | S 175° | 4,224 m | 8.2 mi |
| Caltech Peak | S 185° | 4,216.5 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Ericsson | SSW 195° | 4,150.7 m | 8.0 mi |
| University Peak | SSE 168° | 4,138 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Brewer | SW 220° | 4,136 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796910
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