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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,677 m in Idaho. Man Peak stands 3,147 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bitters Peak, a peak 3.1 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2677 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11825, -111.12966

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Sheep Gulch Boating Site: 9.9 mi
  • Fox Run Park: 13.8 mi
  • Fox Run Park: 13.9 mi
  • Fox Run Park: 14.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Murphy Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Henderson Overlook Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Palisades Waterfall: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Springs Hot Sulphur: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Man PeakESE 124°3,147.4 m18.7 mi
Virginia PeakSE 126°3,091 m21.5 mi
Star PeaksESE 119°3,082.4 m15.1 mi
Haystack PeakSE 134°3,080.9 m19.0 mi
Stewart PeakESE 107°3,079.4 m10.8 mi
Prater MountainSE 125°3,071.8 m13.2 mi
Visser PeakSE 127°3,052.6 m20.2 mi
Mount BairdN 6°3,048 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:37
June solstice05:4620:2521:08
September equinox07:1318:4619:24
December solstice07:5416:0716:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172029374754626052412818
Precip in2.52.52.32.33.12.21.11.31.72.12.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford 3 SE, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377768 — Black Mountain, Bonneville County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654384

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