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Black Mountain

Black Mountain rises to 2,369 m in California. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cinco Poses Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Riverside County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5329043

Wikidata Q35727792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.82425, -116.75760

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Cinco Poses Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Bay Tree Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Buck Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Deer Springs: 4.3 mi
Parks
  • Black Mountain Scenic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Entrance: 5.3 mi
  • Humber Park: 5.7 mi
  • Idy Park: 6.0 mi
  • Cabazon Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 31
  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 8.3 mi
  • Hurkey Creek: 9.7 mi
  • Trapper Outpost: 10.1 mi
  • Archery: 10.1 mi
  • Mountain Biking: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • California Desert Region: 12.3 mi
  • Texas Desert Region: 12.3 mi
  • Moorten Botanical Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Central American Region: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 16
  • Dinny: 6.7 mi
  • Mr. Rex: 6.7 mi
  • Forever Marilyn: 12.0 mi
  • Isabelle: 12.1 mi
  • The Rainmaker: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Dry Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakE 98°3,288 m4.5 mi
Jean PeakESE 106°3,202 m4.7 mi
Folly PeakE 96°3,195 m4.2 mi
Marion MountainESE 116°3,150 m4.5 mi
Miller PeakE 97°3,143 m4.9 mi
Newton Drury PeakESE 105°3,102 m4.2 mi
Mount Saint EllenESE 116°3,097 m4.3 mi
Cornell PeakE 98°2,928 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3719:2520:02
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434346505664707165574842
Precip in4.75.33.31.70.60.10.50.60.81.21.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269886 — Black Mountain, Riverside County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800917

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