Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,884 m in Wyoming. Cherry Creek Hill stands 2,590 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,884 m
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sneider’s Point Overlook · 24 mi
- World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring · 25 mi
39 named places within 25 miles
- Bull Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Klondike Peak: 5.5 mi
- Hawks Butte: 7.1 mi
- Battle Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Hall Butte: 9.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.0 mi
- The Block: 22.8 mi
- Rainbow Terraces: 24.6 mi
- Teepee Fountain: 24.8 mi
- Big Horn Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hot Springs State Park: 24.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Hill | ESE 103° | 2,590 m | 24.5 mi |
| Copper Mountain | SW 219° | 2,481 m | 17.7 mi |
| Guffy Peak | SW 223° | 2,431 m | 14.6 mi |
| Greer Peak | SSW 202° | 2,328 m | 16.7 mi |
| Birdseye Mountain | WSW 236° | 2,274 m | 23.7 mi |
| Fuller Peak | SSW 200° | 2,266 m | 16.9 mi |
| Lysite Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,187 m | 14.7 mi |
| Klondike Peak | SSW 197° | 2,181 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1930394 — Black Mountain, Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356511763
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