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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 781 m in California. Sanel Mountain stands 994 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329058

Wikidata Q35727885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
781 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79352, -123.26834

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Tom: 2.4 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Snook Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Gube Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Pardaloe Peak: 4.9 mi
Parks: 43
  • The Hot Spot: 10.4 mi
  • Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 11.0 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Bihler Landing: 11.8 mi
  • One-Eyed Jacks: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Beaches: 17
  • Pebble Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Ohlson Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Black Point Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Shell Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Seal Rookery: 12.5 mi
Springs: 10
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Gardens: 9
  • Pumpkin Patch: 14.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • The Tropical: 14.9 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 14.6 mi
  • J. Rickards Winery: 17.6 mi
  • B Bryan Preserve: 24.1 mi
  • Ukiah U sign: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • White Cap Arch: 12.0 mi
  • Fish Rocks Arch: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sanel MountainNNE 15°994 m11.0 mi
Snow MountainNNE 20°950 m10.6 mi
Ward MountainNNE 28°910 m10.2 mi
Grizzly PeakN 357°894 m12.2 mi
Cloverdale PeakENE 67°890 m16.0 mi
Buck PeakNW 316°810 m15.4 mi
Big MountainSE 131°807 m8.8 mi
Gube MountainNW 325°765 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762057

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