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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,214 m in California. High Point stands 1,873 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

The story

Black Mountain is a summit in the Cleveland National Forest of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County, California, north of Ramona. The peak is measured at 4,048 feet (1,234 m), and is sometimes referenced as Big Black Mountain to distinguish it from the smaller Rancho Peñasquitos Black Mountain Open Space Park in the city of San Diego. Black Mountain offers a WX channel for people who wish to tune in on radios to hear the weather; the channel is located on VHF frequency 162.4000 MHz. Black Mountain is home to one of the largest remaining tracts of the threatened Engelmann oak (Quercus engelmannii).

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Wikidata Q4921336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1214 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.16004, -116.80752

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Black Mountain Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Bear Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Ironside Spring: 12.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 31
  • Kica Mik Overlook: 10.2 mi
  • Big Horn Sheep: 11.6 mi
  • California Condor: 11.6 mi
  • Tiger: 11.7 mi
  • Platypus: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Blackfoot Fort: 9.6 mi
  • Butterfield Stage Station: 10.8 mi
  • Battlefield Historical Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Julian Jail: 13.3 mi
  • Scott's Cabin: 13.4 mi
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Hubbell Gateway: 12.6 mi
  • Muffler Man: 15.9 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 16.3 mi
  • The Hawk: 20.8 mi
  • Wired Circle: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Shadow Wall: 18.0 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 18.0 mi
  • Main Wall: 18.1 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 18.2 mi
  • TOE: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Table: 8.7 mi
  • Silvercrest Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Washtub Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 11.7 mi
  • Circle Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Abraxas Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Arboretum: 21.6 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 22.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Broken Ankle Bend: 19.9 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointN 353°1,873 m14.1 mi
North PeakSE 130°1,826 m16.6 mi
Birch HillNNW 348°1,737 m10.5 mi
Gordon PointNNW 336°1,722 m15.7 mi
Morgan HillNNW 336°1,718 m15.9 mi
Boucher HillNNW 332°1,651 m13.7 mi
Aguanga MountainN 3°1,648 m12.9 mi
Lone Fir PointNNW 332°1,463 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:3919:2420:00
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4716:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464750535966737469595145
Precip in5.35.94.11.70.70.10.20.30.40.91.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henshaw DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800916

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