Black Mountain
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
82 named places within 25 miles
- Davis Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Kennedy Point: 4.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 5.0 mi
- Boundary Peak: 5.1 mi
- Montgomery Peak: 5.3 mi
- Pinchot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Sand Spring: 7.4 mi
- Orchard Spring: 8.3 mi
- Truman Spring: 13.7 mi
- McNett Springs: 13.8 mi
- Arlemont: 10.0 mi
- State Line: 11.8 mi
- Basalt: 12.6 mi
- Fish Lake Valley: 13.5 mi
- Casa Diablo: 23.1 mi
- Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Cousin Jack: 6.5 mi
- Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 14.3 mi
- Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 11.9 mi
- Fish Lake Valley Park: 12.9 mi
- Chalfant Park: 21.5 mi
- Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 15.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Peak | S 179° | 4,344 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Jumpoff | W 260° | 4,126 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Dubois | WSW 237° | 4,126 m | 5.3 mi |
| Montgomery Peak | W 280° | 4,098 m | 5.3 mi |
| Boundary Peak | WNW 286° | 4,007 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Barcroft | S 178° | 3,979 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Hogue | SSW 200° | 3,884 m | 6.9 mi |
| Headley Peak | S 188° | 3,858 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:57 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545340
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