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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 950 m in California. Cobb Mountain stands 1,440 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Knoll, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329060

Wikidata Q35727877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
950 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74491, -122.80722

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Barbieri Brothers Park: 7.8 mi
  • Gibbs Park: 8.5 mi
  • Del Rio Woods Regional Park: 8.6 mi
  • Middletown Trailside Park: 9.3 mi
  • Giorgi Park: 9.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 31
  • J. Rickards Winery: 7.7 mi
  • Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
  • Stevenson Memorial: 12.7 mi
  • Silverado Mine: 12.7 mi
  • Bear Rock Overlook: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 14.5 mi
  • Rosary Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Mike Thompson Harbor: 16.8 mi
  • Cross: 17.7 mi
  • Americas Best Value Inn & Suites - Wine Country: 18.8 mi
  • Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Ruins: 19.0 mi
  • Round Barn Ruins: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 17
Beaches: 14
Springs: 9
  • Poison Smith Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Birthday Party Area: 21.6 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Campo Gianni: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Linda Falls: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobb MountainNE 40°1,440 m5.6 mi
Mount Saint HelenaESE 119°1,319 m10.7 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakESE 121°1,220 m11.9 mi
Mount HannahNNE 18°1,213 m10.4 mi
Boggs MountainNE 54°1,139 m8.3 mi
Seigler MountainNNE 30°1,108 m10.3 mi
Pine MountainE 100°1,091 m5.5 mi
Mahnke PeakNNW 343°1,085 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2716:1216:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154596470727169635448
Precip in8.08.36.42.91.60.30.00.00.12.24.58.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Healdsburg, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255362 — Black Mountain, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796357

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