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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,011 m in California. Chowchilla Mountain stands 2,105 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1011 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.66717, -120.00687

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 28
Parks: 21
Springs: 21
  • Fremont Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Pilot Peak Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Morning Star Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 13.7 mi
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 10
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 8.8 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
  • Remote Camp: 14.0 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chowchilla MountainESE 118°2,105 m15.7 mi
Devils Dance FloorENE 71°2,078 m15.6 mi
Iron MountainESE 113°1,894 m16.3 mi
Pilot PeakNNE 30°1,826 m7.7 mi
Pinoche PeakE 100°1,754 m12.8 mi
Brown PeakE 101°1,715 m11.3 mi
Kirby PeakSE 131°1,642 m15.3 mi
Bear MountainNNE 26°1,616.5 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:3919:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257130 — Black Mountain, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796914

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