Black Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Corral Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Black Butte: 2.5 mi
- Gem Hill: 3.4 mi
- Angel Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Ramona Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Hellhole Canyon County Open Space Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Collier Park: 8.7 mi
- Inaja Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Arena Community Park: 9.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 8.6 mi
- Classic Rotors Museum: 10.2 mi
- Wasxayam Pomki: 11.9 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 13.1 mi
- Palomar Observatory Visitor Center: 14.1 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Blue Sky Ecological Reserve: 15.5 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 18.3 mi
- Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 18.4 mi
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Coleman City: 10.7 mi
- San Pasqual: 11.1 mi
- Branson City: 12.4 mi
- Eastwood: 12.4 mi
- Banner: 16.4 mi
- 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
- Warner Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | N 353° | 1,873 m | 14.1 mi |
| North Peak | SE 130° | 1,826 m | 16.6 mi |
| Birch Hill | NNW 348° | 1,737 m | 10.5 mi |
| Gordon Point | NNW 336° | 1,722 m | 15.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NNW 336° | 1,718 m | 15.9 mi |
| Boucher Hill | NNW 332° | 1,651 m | 13.7 mi |
| Aguanga Mountain | N 3° | 1,648 m | 12.9 mi |
| Lone Fir Point | NNW 332° | 1,463 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henshaw DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800916
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