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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 216 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Haddox Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 54 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Ohio, United States of America

Wikidata Q34810577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.53701, -82.97129

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Logan Elm State Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Circleville Township Park: 2.4 mi
  • Canal Park: 3.5 mi
  • Calamus Swamp: 3.6 mi
  • Bartley Preserve: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 50
Nature reserves: 43
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 9.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 9.7 mi
  • The Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 12.9 mi
  • Natural Bathtub: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rock House Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 21.7 mi
  • Whispering Cave: 23.7 mi
  • Broken Rock Falls: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Artworks: 6
  • Pumpkin Show Mural: 4.7 mi
  • Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 12.3 mi
  • Carlisle Hill Star: 14.2 mi
  • The Space Between Us: 23.1 mi
  • Richard Outcault mural: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic table: 22.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horseback KnobSSW 197°403 m21.6 mi
Chestnut Oak KnobSSW 198°402 m23.3 mi
Sand HillSSE 167°395 m10.8 mi
Ball KnobSSW 195°394 m22.6 mi
Davis KnobSSW 197°392 m22.8 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 166°390 m12.1 mi
Asher HillSW 226°390 m20.5 mi
Selby KnobSSW 197°386 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:44
June solstice06:0520:2321:03
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5016:2917:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546473757468564536
Precip in2.92.53.34.04.54.63.93.43.03.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1048525 — Black Mountain, Pickaway County, Ohio.

OpenStreetMap element node/357419069

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