Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,267 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329035.
Wikidata Q35727736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,267 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cane Peak: 2.3 mi
- Split Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Cooks Peak: 2.9 mi
- Shirley Peak: 3.2 mi
- Bohna Peak: 4.2 mi
- Cane Spring: 0.8 mi
- Spout Spring: 2.1 mi
- Water Gap Spring: 4.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.7 mi
- Ranger Spring: 7.5 mi
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 1.8 mi
- Wofford Heights Park: 4.9 mi
- Freear Park: 5.2 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Circle Park: 5.6 mi
- Coso Mines: 5.6 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 16.1 mi
- Cabin 234: 16.1 mi
- Cabin 240: 16.1 mi
- Cabin 236: 16.1 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- South Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Seven Teacups: 17.5 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 19.3 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 20.4 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 5.5 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 10.1 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 23.2 mi
- Fountain Springs: 24.3 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | NE 40° | 3,041 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cannell Peak | NE 47° | 2,887 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 34° | 2,687 m | 15.1 mi |
| Taylor Dome | ENE 57° | 2,683 m | 14.7 mi |
| Church Dome | ENE 61° | 2,595 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sunday Peak | NW 309° | 2,531 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tobias Peak | NNW 340° | 2,526 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bull Run Peak | NNW 335° | 2,448 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269889 — Black Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800924
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