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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,151 m in Idaho. East Sister stands 2,155 m to the east-northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is West Sister, a peak 0.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2151 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87880, -115.55209

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 1
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East SisterENE 63°2,155 m1.3 mi
Pot MountainSE 145°2,149 m12.0 mi
Mallard PeakNNE 17°2,094 m4.3 mi
Heart PeakNNW 338°2,075 m4.3 mi
Crag PeakNNW 335°2,063 m4.8 mi
Buckingham PointSSE 157°2,051 m13.6 mi
Cold Springs PeakESE 119°2,041 m13.3 mi
Snow PeakNNW 342°2,036 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:4820:5421:41
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2516:0516:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377767 — Black Mountain, Clearwater County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654381

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