Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,379 m in Wyoming. Phil Pico Mountain stands 2,917 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 4.2 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,379 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 18 mi
- Sheep Creek Overlook · 19 mi
- Sheep Creek Bay Overlook Interpretive Area · 19 mi
- Bza · 23 mi
45 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Haystack Buttes: 5.4 mi
- Mass Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Sand Knoll: 14.7 mi
- Daggett County Centennial Park: 13.1 mi
- Lucerne Point Group Site: 14.7 mi
- Navajo Cliffs Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Palisades Memorial Park: 19.4 mi
- Swett Ranch National Historic Site: 23.7 mi
- Antelope Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.1 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 20.7 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 22.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area: 17.6 mi
- Moose Ponds Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 23.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Pico Mountain | SW 218° | 2,917 m | 18.1 mi |
| Corson Peak | SW 218° | 2,917 m | 18.2 mi |
| Widdop Mountain | SW 232° | 2,879 m | 24.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,761 m | 22.5 mi |
| Ute Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,690 m | 21.7 mi |
| Jessen Butte | SSW 198° | 2,597 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sage Creek Mountain | W 262° | 2,578 m | 22.5 mi |
| Richards Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,570 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckboard Marina, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499478
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- Green River · 26 mi
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