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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,444 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslide Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2444 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00903, -122.91281

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • Cold Spring: 3.9 mi
  • China Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Picayune Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 3
  • Lowden Park: 19.2 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 19.5 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 21.9 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakW 265°2,726 m7.1 mi
Caesar PeakW 267°2,714 m6.5 mi
Mount HiltonWSW 244°2,694 m8.2 mi
Sawtooth MountainWSW 242°2,662 m5.3 mi
Caribou MountainWNW 300°2,609 m2.8 mi
Wedding CakeW 261°2,605 m7.1 mi
Gibson PeakSSE 155°2,560.3 m5.0 mi
Siligo PeakS 172°2,482 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4020:0620:48
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3416:0316:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257137 — Black Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796927

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