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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,125 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Border Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5559921

Wikidata Q49013656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2125 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52960, -121.47999

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Natural Bridge: 12.1 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 12.1 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 12.1 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Freudian System Cave: 10.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 11.7 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 12.5 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 16.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 19.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Canby's Cross: 24.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 24.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 24.9 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 24.9 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 24.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNW 338°2,398 m3.7 mi
Mount HoffmanNW 326°2,397 m6.8 mi
Red Shale ButteNNW 327°2,381 m4.1 mi
Glass MountainNNW 346°2,316 m5.1 mi
Medicine MountainWNW 289°2,295 m7.2 mi
Badger PeakWNW 302°2,236 m9.1 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWNW 290°2,197 m9.9 mi
Red Cap MountainW 275°2,147 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762079

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