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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 475 m in California. Silverdome II stands 970 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Open Space, a park 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
475 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.98171, -117.11642

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
  • Sycamore crossing: 5.7 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 7.6 mi
  • Martian Mountains: 7.8 mi
  • Potato Chip Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Annie's Canyon: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 25
  • Del Mar Bluff: 8.9 mi
  • Net Muc: 10.5 mi
  • Thumb: 11.3 mi
  • Main Area: 11.4 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 11.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Rock Haven Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Dog Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 17.0 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 6.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 7.2 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silverdome IIESE 106°970.36 m16.4 mi
Woodson MountainENE 78°878 m8.6 mi
North Iron MountainE 85°824 m9.1 mi
Iron MountainE 95°818 m9.4 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakE 88°802 m9.6 mi
Middle SummitE 89°790 m9.4 mi
Mount EllieE 87°743.712 m8.9 mi
Wildwood MountainE 91°725.424 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2520:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575658616467727371676155
Precip in2.83.42.01.10.40.10.10.00.20.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rancho Bernardo, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796356

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