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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,857 m in Idaho. Roman Nose stands 2,201 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifty Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Boundary County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1857 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.61049, -116.25769

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Georgia Mae Plaza: 6.5 mi
  • Boundary County Fairgrounds: 6.5 mi
  • Myrtle Creek Game Preserve: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Snow Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Myrtle Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Yaak Falls: 17.2 mi
Museums: 2
  • Boundary County Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Troy Museum: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Leslie Springs: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roman NoseW 275°2,201 m15.4 mi
Twin PeaksW 279°2,155 m18.6 mi
Burton PeakNW 312°2,084 m14.8 mi
Harrison PeakWNW 287°2,077 m18.7 mi
Bottleneck PeakW 280°2,067 m16.0 mi
Mount Pend OreilleSSE 164°2,056 m14.0 mi
Clifty MountainE 82°2,041 m1.7 mi
Roberts MountainSE 136°2,038 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1618:58
June solstice04:4320:0220:52
September equinox06:3218:0318:45
December solstice07:3614:5715:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239475662696859463629
Precip in2.61.82.01.31.81.90.60.51.01.72.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398224 — Black Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663887

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