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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
2,125 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Canby's Cross: 24.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 24.8 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
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 14.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNW2,398 m3.7 mi
Mount HoffmanNW2,397 m6.8 mi
Red Shale ButteNNW2,381 m4.1 mi
Glass MountainNNW2,316 m5.1 mi
Medicine MountainWNW2,295 m7.2 mi
Badger PeakWNW2,236 m9.1 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWNW2,197 m9.9 mi
Red Cap MountainW2,147 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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