Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,907 m in California. North Maggie Mountain stands 3,119 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329064.
Wikidata Q35727917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,907 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Solo Peak: 3.5 mi
- Cow Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Snail Head: 4.7 mi
- Lumreau Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Oak Flat Peak: 5.8 mi
- Ward Spring: 2.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.1 mi
- Camp Nelson soda spring: 7.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.8 mi
- North Cold Spring: 8.6 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 10.7 mi
- Bartlett Park: 11.0 mi
- Murry Park: 15.1 mi
- Fallen Heros Park: 15.6 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 5.6 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 11.2 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 12.8 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Seven Teacups: 15.7 mi
- Trail of 100 Giants: 11.3 mi
- Cabin 236: 13.7 mi
- Cabin 234: 13.8 mi
- Cabin 242: 13.8 mi
- Cabin 240: 13.8 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 8.2 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 14.0 mi
- John Ferrington Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 16.8 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 23.9 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Fountain Springs: 17.5 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 22.3 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 12.3 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- World's Largest Olive: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Maggie Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,119 m | 13.6 mi |
| Maggie Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,046 m | 13.2 mi |
| Slate Mountain | E 96° | 2,829 m | 8.9 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,820 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jordan Peak | NE 52° | 2,774 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dennison Mountain | N 358° | 2,645 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hermit Rock | ENE 68° | 2,576 m | 13.3 mi |
| Onion Meadow Peak | ESE 122° | 2,529 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660343 — Black Mountain, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807826
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