Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 687 m in California. Mount Stakes stands 1,157 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Orestimba Peak, a peak 3.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Stanislaus County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35727893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 687 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Alfred A. "Bush" Rose, Jr. Park: 11.7 mi
- Howard B. Hill, Jr. Park: 12.1 mi
- Lions Park: 12.1 mi
- Janet H. Carlsen Park: 12.2 mi
- Harold R. Densmore Park: 12.3 mi
- Orestimba Peak: 3.9 mi
- Zimba: 4.1 mi
- Hamner Hill: 4.6 mi
- Eli Hill: 4.9 mi
- Black Hill: 5.5 mi
- Hatch Spring: 10.3 mi
- Board Springs: 10.7 mi
- Bear Springs: 10.9 mi
- Bear Spring Concrete Basin: 11.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 11.1 mi
- Henry W. Coe State Park: 12.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Minniear Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- Deer Creek Canyon Area: 13.1 mi
- Pacheco Camp: 12.7 mi
- Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Calaveras Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Orestimba: 8.0 mi
- California Korean War Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Patterson War Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Rancho Del Puerto: 15.4 mi
- Newman City Museum: 12.5 mi
- The Center Building: 15.3 mi
- Double T Acres Ag Museum: 19.7 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 23.7 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 24.6 mi
- Robison Falls: 6.6 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 12.6 mi
- Northern California Renaissance Faire: 20.2 mi
- Community & Cultural Center: 24.4 mi
- Frog pond: 24.5 mi
- North Beach: 16.1 mi
- South Beach: 16.5 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Morgan Hill Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Tuolumne City: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stakes | WNW 292° | 1,157 m | 9.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,144 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Mocho | NW 313° | 1,117 m | 18.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 310° | 1,113 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bollinger Mountain | W 267° | 1,044 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Oso | NNW 336° | 1,024 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Sizer | WSW 256° | 998 m | 15.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 275° | 939 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newman, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358762038
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