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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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
2267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.74163, -118.52395

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Cane Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Spout Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Water Gap Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 11.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sirretta PeakNE 40°3,041 m16.5 mi
Cannell PeakNE 47°2,887.1 m12.5 mi
Cherry HillNE 34°2,687 m15.1 mi
Taylor DomeENE 57°2,683 m14.7 mi
Church DomeENE 61°2,595 m16.0 mi
Sunday PeakNW 309°2,531 m4.4 mi
Tobias PeakNNW 340°2,526 m8.0 mi
Bull Run PeakNNW 335°2,448 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3919:3620:14
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice07:0116:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

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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