Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 733 m in California. Wright Mountain stands 1,387 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Castro Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35727673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 733 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rock: 0.6 mi
- Oliver Rock: 1.7 mi
- Busane Peak: 1.9 mi
- Rutan Rock: 2.0 mi
- Reason Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Castro Spring: 0.4 mi
- Marcelin Spring: 1.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 2.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.6 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Lynch Family Park: 9.4 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 9.8 mi
- Olsen Park: 9.8 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 9.9 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 9.3 mi
- Camp Roberts Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Mission San Miguel Arcángel: 23.7 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 19.7 mi
- Camp Roberts Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Camp Roberts Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 19.6 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Big Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,387 m | 21.1 mi |
| Center Peak | NW 323° | 1,376 m | 15.1 mi |
| Castle Mountain | SE 133° | 1,312 m | 9.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 322° | 1,298 m | 17.0 mi |
| Flag Peak | NNW 339° | 1,210 m | 11.1 mi |
| Smith Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,188 m | 8.4 mi |
| Charley Mountain | NW 304° | 1,180 m | 13.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 321° | 1,156 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalinga, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239426 — Black Mountain, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358780859
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- San Miguel · 23 mi
- Paso Robles · 30 mi
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