Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,581 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Venus, a peak 1.6 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Skamania County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013860, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,581 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 7 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Venus: 1.6 mi
- Minnie Peak: 2.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Whittier: 3.4 mi
- The Dome: 3.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 5.1 mi
- Harmony Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower Loowit Falls: 8.6 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 8.9 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 9.1 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 7.8 mi
- Glenoma Community Park: 10.3 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 12.8 mi
- Jubilee Park: 14.1 mi
- Gust Backstrom City Park: 14.7 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 5.4 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 7.7 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 7.9 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 14.1 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 14.2 mi
- Breezy Point: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Mineral Rock: 22.7 mi
- Ladd Rock: 23.5 mi
- Point 3670: 24.0 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 5.9 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 8.0 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Gravel Pit: 24.1 mi
- Soda Spring: 4.0 mi
- Kalama Spring: 15.1 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 5.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 24.7 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 8.5 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Lindberg: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | S 182° | 2,549 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | S 177° | 2,481 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lava Dome | S 180° | 2,180 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Whittier | SE 131° | 1,793 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Teragram | SE 138° | 1,786 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Margaret | SE 142° | 1,786 m | 4.1 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,749 m | 7.4 mi |
| Coldwater Peak | S 176° | 1,743 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:34 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544335
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 11 mi
- Mossyrock · 18 mi
- Toutle · 24 mi
- Southwest Washington · 29 mi
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