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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: 20
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: 7
  • Pumpkin Patch: 14.7 mi
  • The Tropical: 14.9 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 15.0 mi
  • Temple Garden: 24.2 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 17.3 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sanel MountainNNE994 m11.0 mi
Snow MountainNNE950 m10.6 mi
Ward MountainNNE910 m10.2 mi
Grizzly PeakN894 m12.2 mi
Cloverdale PeakENE890 m16.0 mi
Elledge PeakN841 m17.3 mi
Buck PeakNW810 m15.4 mi
Big MountainSE807 m8.8 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 50–80 °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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