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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,884 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Creek Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Ventura County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329066

Wikidata Q35727933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1884 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65415, -118.86148

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mini Track: 5.3 mi
  • Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Freeman Canyon Cultural Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Gorman Cultural Preserve: 7.7 mi
  • Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 53
Springs: 43
  • Buck Creek Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Cobblestone Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Borracho Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Historic sites: 23
  • Tumble Inn: 8.8 mi
  • Sandberg's Summit Hotel: 10.5 mi
  • Knapp Ranch: 11.5 mi
  • Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site: 12.1 mi
  • Mess Hall: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Spanish Point: 5.7 mi
  • Frenchmans Flat: 7.2 mi
  • Fisherman's Rest: 17.1 mi
  • Shady Acres: 17.2 mi
  • Shady Acres: 17.2 mi
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 5
  • White Swift Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 17.7 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 20.2 mi
  • 33 Falls: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosNW 304°2,696.5 m19.5 mi
Sawmill MountainWNW 302°2,685 m20.5 mi
Grouse MountainWNW 301°2,613 m21.4 mi
Frazier MountainNW 324°2,442 m10.3 mi
Alamo MountainW 279°2,248 m5.6 mi
Tecuya MountainNNW 332°2,180 m14.7 mi
Escapula PeakNW 321°2,160 m18.7 mi
Peak 7047W 261°2,148 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3520:12
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice06:5916:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454649526069767772625245
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269888 — Black Mountain, Ventura County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800921

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