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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,144 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Stakes, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Stanislaus County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329061

Wikidata Q35727901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.33212, -121.41006

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Stakes: 0.7 mi
  • Snodgrass Peak: 5.0 mi
  • Robison Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Mikes Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Grass: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 10.9 mi
  • Woodland Star Park: 16.5 mi
  • Blue Fiesta Park: 16.8 mi
  • Early Gold Park: 16.8 mi
  • Rosette Park: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Picnic sites: 43
  • Pacheco Camp: 12.6 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 16.8 mi
  • Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 16.8 mi
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Frog pond: 14.6 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 19.4 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 22.0 mi
  • Little Dipper: 22.1 mi
  • Lazy River: 22.1 mi
Springs: 29
  • Hatch Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Bear Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Bear Spring Concrete Basin: 7.9 mi
  • Bear Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 4.9 mi
  • Ellen Le: 8.4 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 12.1 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 12.8 mi
  • Gilroy Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Robison Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Finnegan Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakW 275°1,327 m12.1 mi
Observatory PeakW 273°1,298 m12.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakW 275°1,295 m12.0 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakW 273°1,286 m12.6 mi
Mount HamiltonW 273°1,279 m12.8 mi
Huyghens PeakW 273°1,276 m12.7 mi
Mount IsabelW 268°1,275 m11.6 mi
Galileo PeakW 276°1,273 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4619:5120:30
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1716:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806121

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