Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,191 m in Nevada. Pearl Peak stands 3,285 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2191 m
How to reach it
84 named places within 25 miles
- Bailey Spring: 1.8 mi
- Edwards Spring: 4.6 mi
- Austin Spring: 4.7 mi
- Twin Springs: 5.4 mi
- Ham's Spring: 5.4 mi
- Union Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Union Summit: 3.5 mi
- Coffin Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring Range Highpoint: 5.1 mi
- Mineral Hill: 7.1 mi
- Deep Wells: 14.0 mi
- Alpha: 18.0 mi
- Black Forest: 21.2 mi
- Birch: 21.2 mi
- Shipley Hot Spting: 19.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Peak | E 87° | 3,285 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cass House Peak | E 93° | 3,222 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | ESE 108° | 3,114 m | 22.1 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SSE 151° | 2,702 m | 16.2 mi |
| Elliott Benchmark | N 359° | 2,669 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ravens Nest | N 356° | 2,640 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 356° | 2,636 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | E 83° | 2,598 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:37 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:39 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Valley - Carlin 20S, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357550629
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