Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,695 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heart Mountain, a peak 4.5 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Clark County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,695 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
38 named places within 25 miles
- Heart Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Maud Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Fritz Peak: 7.4 mi
- Bluebird Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Webber Peak: 8.2 mi
- Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 16.0 mi
- Lima City Park: 24.3 mi
- Reno Point: 19.2 mi
- China Point: 24.4 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 22.7 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 24.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | WSW 244° | 3,719 m | 22.8 mi |
| Scott Peak | WNW 301° | 3,468 m | 8.7 mi |
| Webber Peak | WNW 298° | 3,409 m | 8.2 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | NW 304° | 3,347 m | 19.4 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | N 9° | 3,341 m | 16.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | WNW 298° | 3,331 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lima Peaks | NNE 12° | 3,260 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mormon Gulch Peak | SW 220° | 3,258 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:07 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Small 6N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377765 — Black Mountain, Clark County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654375
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