Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,169 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Day, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Black Mountain, also known as Mount Day, is a mountain in the Diablo Range of eastern Santa Clara County, California, east of Poverty Ridge and Arroyo Hondo, and about 10 miles (16 km) from Milpitas. The peak is one of the highest in area. The northern half of Black Mountain is an oak woodlands while the southern half is barren. Black Mountain can be clearly seen from most parts of the Santa Clara Valley including Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View and San Jose. The peak is visible from the Mount Hamilton and Monument Peak.
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Wikidata Q4921339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,169 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Day: 1.1 mi
- Baby Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Lewis: 3.2 mi
- Antler Point: 4.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 4.1 mi
- Frog pond: 5.2 mi
- W-Tree: 7.4 mi
- Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Sidewinder: 9.2 mi
- Dragon's Den: 9.3 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 7.4 mi
- A Pioneer Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Little Calvary: 9.3 mi
- Confucius Statue: 9.7 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 6.1 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 11.8 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- Camp Ohlone Regional Park: 4.3 mi
- Alum Rock Park: 6.3 mi
- Fleming Park: 7.8 mi
- Penitencia Creek Reach: 8.1 mi
- Fernish Park: 8.1 mi
- Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva - The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion: 8.2 mi
- Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha: 8.2 mi
- Dhrtarashtra - Guardian of the East: 8.2 mi
- The Barefoot Immortal's footprint: 8.2 mi
- Bodhidharma - The Greatest Zen Master: 8.2 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 9.1 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 9.7 mi
- Gray Garden: 9.7 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 9.8 mi
- Blue Garden: 9.8 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Chappell Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Log Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Buck Eyw Lane Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- South Spring: 7.7 mi
- Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 8.7 mi
- McClure Spring: 10.8 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 15.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 15.9 mi
- Murietta Falls: 6.7 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Tehan Falls: 20.9 mi
- Robison Falls: 21.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 24.8 mi
- Drawbridge: 15.1 mi
- Lexington: 22.9 mi
- Alma: 23.5 mi
- Wrights: 24.6 mi
- Holy City: 24.7 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 9.7 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 10.2 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 17.9 mi
- Niles beach: 19.3 mi
- The Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 23.3 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | SSE 148° | 1,327 m | 7.4 mi |
| Observatory Peak | SSE 154° | 1,298 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | SSE 147° | 1,295 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | SSE 152° | 1,286 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | SSE 154° | 1,279 m | 7.3 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | SSE 153° | 1,276 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Isabel | SSE 150° | 1,275 m | 8.9 mi |
| Galileo Peak | SSE 148° | 1,273 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219375 — Black Mountain, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/548107297
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