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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 2,369 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Castle Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Cabazon Peak: 4.1 mi
- Ranger Peak: 4.2 mi
- Newton Drury Peak: 4.2 mi
- 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
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum: 11.1 mi
- Frey House II: 11.7 mi
- Palm Springs Art Museum: 11.9 mi
- Aluminaire House: 11.9 mi
- 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
- UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve: 1.5 mi
- James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve: 1.5 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- Valley Hi Oak Park: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Sawmill Flats: 3.3 mi
- mine: 4.2 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 4.6 mi
- Shiprock: 10.8 mi
- Tong wen neval: 11.5 mi
- Dinny: 6.7 mi
- Mr. Rex: 6.7 mi
- Forever Marilyn: 12.0 mi
- Isabelle: 12.1 mi
- The Rainmaker: 12.1 mi
- 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
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Delos Bench: 20.1 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 7.2 mi
- Moreno Beach: 24.0 mi
- Perris Beach: 24.9 mi
- Oak Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Dry Falls: 10.7 mi
- Leon: 24.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | E 98° | 3,288 m | 4.5 mi |
| Jean Peak | ESE 106° | 3,202 m | 4.7 mi |
| Folly Peak | E 96° | 3,195 m | 4.2 mi |
| Marion Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,150 m | 4.5 mi |
| Miller Peak | E 97° | 3,143 m | 4.9 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | ESE 105° | 3,102 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | ESE 116° | 3,097 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cornell Peak | E 98° | 2,928 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- Idyllwild · 6 mi
- Banning · 10 mi
- Palm Springs · 13 mi
- Hemet · 14 mi
- Beaumont · 15 mi
- Cathedral City · 17 mi
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