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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,359 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 2.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1359 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.96457, -122.03098

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • 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
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 18
Waterfalls: 14
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Magical Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Cornwall Rose Garden: 24.5 mi
  • York Community Farm: 24.7 mi
  • WeGrow Garden: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 2.3 mi
  • Lynden Pioneer Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Public Access Beach: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerSE 143°3,287 m16.3 mi
Lahar LookoutSE 143°3,069 m16.6 mi
Sherman PeakSE 144°3,020 m16.8 mi
Colfax PeakSSE 147°2,851 m15.8 mi
Lincoln PeakSSE 150°2,695 m15.7 mi
American Border PeakE 83°2,436.6 m16.7 mi
Mount LarrabeeE 87°2,396 m17.4 mi
Seward PeakSSE 151°2,385 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:3919:21
June solstice05:0520:2621:17
September equinox06:5518:2619:08
December solstice08:0015:1816:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044495660646359514338
Precip in7.03.95.04.03.22.41.41.52.95.37.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearbrook, 14 mi away.

Sources

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

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