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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 870 m in Vermont. Gore Mountain stands 1,015 m to the west-southwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
870 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.92810, -71.74787

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Brighton State Park Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
  • Fletcher Park: 11.2 mi
  • Ethan Allen Park: 11.2 mi
  • Connecticut River Boat Access: 11.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 23.0 mi
  • Baby Flume: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 21.8 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Bald Hill: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cercle de Pierre de Stanstead: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainWSW 256°1,015 m2.3 mi
Monadnock MountainESE 102°973 m10.2 mi
Mount PleasantSE 131°924 m14.6 mi
Middle MountainW 260°899 m4.2 mi
Round MountainW 280°894 m2.0 mi
Sable MountainE 97°850 m3.0 mi
Bluff MountainSW 229°850 m7.5 mi
Bluff Mountain (Low Summit)SW 230°846 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0119:5320:38
September equinox06:3518:0818:46
December solstice07:2315:2016:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111423375159646355433119
Precip in2.62.53.32.94.04.74.14.33.74.53.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Averill, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1456450 — Black Mountain, Essex County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356552586

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