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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,106 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Donut Rock, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

Black Mountain is a summit and the high point of Anticline Ridge in the Diablo Range of Fresno County, California. It rises to an elevation of 3,629 feet (1,106 meters).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q35727680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1106 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.30440, -120.40321

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
Springs: 12
Historic sites: 8
  • Car: 16.4 mi
  • Outhouse: 16.4 mi
  • Vehicle: 16.9 mi
  • Car: 17.0 mi
  • Truck: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainWNW 289°1,597 m14.2 mi
Santa Rita PeakWNW 285°1,560 m11.4 mi
Condon PeakW 274°1,514 m12.0 mi
San Carlos PeakWNW 293°1,472 m15.3 mi
Alta PeakWNW 285°1,428 m14.9 mi
Sampson PeakWNW 293°1,420 m18.2 mi
North HillWNW 294°1,418 m15.7 mi
Idria PeakWNW 292°1,415 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4519:4520:23
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1016:1116:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495358637179858478685649
Precip in1.91.81.50.40.30.10.00.00.10.30.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalinga, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239427 — Black Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358780862

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