Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,884 m in Wyoming. Cross Creek Peak stands 3,584 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Foot, a peak 4.0 miles away. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,884 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 24.3 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fallen City Scenic Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 19 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 27 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Foot: 4.0 mi
- Big Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Tongue Butte: 4.4 mi
- Steamboat Point: 4.6 mi
- Shutts Flats: 4.5 mi
- Walker Prairie: 6.8 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Deer Park: 7.8 mi
- Sheridan County Big Game Winter Range: 8.3 mi
- Three Springs: 11.7 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 15.2 mi
- Bull Springs: 15.2 mi
- Wolf Springs: 16.6 mi
- Red Grade Spring: 16.7 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Twin Lakes Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Weston Point: 12.8 mi
- Riley Point: 12.9 mi
- Spanish Point: 21.4 mi
- Spear Lake Cliff: 23.9 mi
- The Brinton Museum: 19.6 mi
- Bozeman Trail Museum: 19.7 mi
- Trail End State Historic Site: 20.8 mi
- Sheridan County Museum: 22.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 16.6 mi
- Kendrick Park Elk Pasture: 20.6 mi
- Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Wyoming information Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Shell Falls: 15.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Peak | SSE 156° | 3,584 m | 22.0 mi |
| Five Fingers | SSE 159° | 3,572 m | 24.8 mi |
| Starvation Peak | SSE 157° | 3,548 m | 24.5 mi |
| Panoram Point | SSE 159° | 3,536 m | 24.3 mi |
| Spear Peak | SSE 166° | 3,517 m | 20.7 mi |
| Elk Peak | S 170° | 3,352 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dutch Oven Peak | S 175° | 3,321 m | 20.0 mi |
| Little Goose Spire | SE 146° | 3,308 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505913
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