Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,359 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Park, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,359 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Artist Point · 17 mi
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Inspiration Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kaisoots Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Isar Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Intervedder Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Huntingdon Park: 10.8 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 12.0 mi
- Nooksack City Park: 13.4 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 14.1 mi
- Everson Park: 14.5 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 12.9 mi
- El Pollo: 13.5 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 14.6 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 15.3 mi
- Constructing a New World: 23.0 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 3.3 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: 15.4 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 19.5 mi
- Frosst Creek Waterfall: 3.0 mi
- Canyon creek rapids: 4.2 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 7.3 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 10.9 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 10.4 mi
- United We Stand: 10.9 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 12.9 mi
- Shark Plow Blade: 14.4 mi
- Carnation Condensery Smokestack: 14.6 mi
- Farmville: 13.3 mi
- School Area: 13.3 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 16.2 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 16.6 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 18.8 mi
- The Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Roman Wall: 16.1 mi
- Lee Promontory: 16.8 mi
- Park Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Winnies Slide: 21.0 mi
- Magical Garden: 13.4 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 24.5 mi
- York Community Farm: 24.7 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 24.8 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 2.3 mi
- Lynden Pioneer Museum: 19.1 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 23.4 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 12.2 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Public Access Beach: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | SE 143° | 3,287 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | SE 143° | 3,069 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SE 144° | 3,020 m | 16.8 mi |
| Colfax Peak | SSE 147° | 2,851 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | SSE 150° | 2,695 m | 15.7 mi |
| American Border Peak | E 83° | 2,437 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Larrabee | E 87° | 2,396 m | 17.4 mi |
| Seward Peak | SSE 151° | 2,385 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:39 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:26 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:18 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516615 — Black Mountain, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544338
Day trips start here
- Sumas · 11 mi
- Mount Baker · 16 mi
- Lynden · 19 mi
- Bellingham · 25 mi
- Northwest Washington · 25 mi
- Ferndale · 27 mi
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