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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 4.9 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
1581 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.35817, -122.18732

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
Parks: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 11
  • 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
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 11.5 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • Gravel Pit: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Soda Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 15.1 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensS 182°2,549 m11.5 mi
Dogs Head PeakS 177°2,481 m11.0 mi
Lava DomeS 180°2,180 m11.0 mi
Mount WhittierSE 131°1,792.5 m3.4 mi
Mount TeragramSE 138°1,786.4 m4.0 mi
Mount MargaretSE 142°1,785.8 m4.1 mi
Strawberry MountainENE 76°1,749.2 m7.4 mi
Coldwater PeakS 176°1,743 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:21
June solstice05:1720:1921:05
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5015:3416:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044485559646458504238

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544335

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