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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,963 m in Nevada. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2963 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.82549, -118.26123

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Springs: 23
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 3
  • Cabin: 5.8 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 6.5 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 14.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 11.9 mi
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 12.9 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 21.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakS 179°4,344 m13.2 mi
The JumpoffW 260°4,126 m5.0 mi
Mount DuboisWSW 237°4,126 m5.3 mi
Montgomery PeakW 280°4,098 m5.3 mi
Boundary PeakWNW 286°4,007 m5.1 mi
Mount BarcroftS 178°3,979 m16.8 mi
Mount HogueSSW 200°3,884 m6.9 mi
Headley PeakS 188°3,858 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3219:4020:19
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0615:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357545340

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