Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,066 m in Idaho. Gollaher Mountain stands 2,467 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,066 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the City of Rocks Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hansen Bridge Lookout · 23 mi
94 named places within 25 miles
- Mountain View Peak: 1.0 mi
- Grand View Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.4 mi
- Elk Butte: 2.8 mi
- Wooden Shoe Butte: 3.7 mi
- Murtaugh Lake County Park: 18.1 mi
- Hansen Park: 20.7 mi
- Vista Bonita Park: 22.3 mi
- South Estates Park: 22.5 mi
- Oakley City Park: 22.7 mi
- Lava Spring: 0.9 mi
- McConnell Spring: 1.2 mi
- Chad Spring: 1.4 mi
- Electric Spring: 1.4 mi
- Whir Spring: 2.9 mi
- Tool Point: 5.4 mi
- Oakley Valley Historical Museum: 22.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gollaher Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,467 m | 24.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | SE 141° | 2,454 m | 8.9 mi |
| Trapper Peak | SE 131° | 2,400 m | 8.1 mi |
| Trout Creek Mountain | SE 137° | 2,391 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | SE 132° | 2,377 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pike Mountain | SE 134° | 2,346 m | 3.9 mi |
| Joes Mountain | SE 135° | 2,344 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cotton Ridge | ESE 118° | 2,336 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:23 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Falls SUN Valley Rgnl AP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377764 — Black Mountain, Twin Falls County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654372
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