Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,477 m in Montana. Flint Mountain stands 2,749 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumbo Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in Powell County, Montana, United States of America; geonames ID = 5640732
Wikidata Q49013737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2477 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Jumbo Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Woodtick Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Grace Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gust Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Alloy Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 19.2 mi
- Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Salmon Lake State Park: 22.7 mi
- Placid Lake State Park: 23.8 mi
- Big Slide: 6.2 mi
- Hoadley Reef: 9.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 18.5 mi
- Big Slide: 18.7 mi
- Morrell Falls: 15.1 mi
- North Fork Falls: 17.8 mi
- Holland Falls: 20.0 mi
- Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 21.2 mi
- The Brand Bar Museum: 24.7 mi
- Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,749 m | 12.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,687 m | 8.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 32° | 2,664 m | 9.2 mi |
| Junction Mountain | N 11° | 2,649 m | 9.8 mi |
| Count Peak | WSW 255° | 2,639 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 79° | 2,634 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | W 271° | 2,610 m | 9.6 mi |
| Una Mountain | WNW 300° | 2,604 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:46 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 15:53 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357933230
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