Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,516 m in Wyoming. Dome Mountain stands 3,791 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5818935.
Wikidata Q49013874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,516 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.2 mi
- E A Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Upper Table: 7.5 mi
- Mount Kent: 7.9 mi
- Indian Point: 4.6 mi
- Lincoln Point: 9.9 mi
- Norton Point: 13.9 mi
- Dubois Museum: 9.5 mi
- National Museum of Military Vehicles: 11.4 mi
- Bomber Falls: 18.2 mi
- Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- National BigHorn Sheep Center: 9.5 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 13.8 mi
- Kirwin: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dome Mountain | ENE 62° | 3,791 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Crosby | NNE 29° | 3,791 m | 18.8 mi |
| Shale Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,770 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Burwell | N 11° | 3,735 m | 20.3 mi |
| Red Tops | NNW 348° | 3,717 m | 23.2 mi |
| Wiggins Peak | NNE 21° | 3,713 m | 13.5 mi |
| Spider Peak | SSW 197° | 3,711 m | 22.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNE 30° | 3,703 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499473
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