Black Mountain
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. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,444 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Snowslide Peak: 0.7 mi
- Tri-Forest Peak: 1.1 mi
- Mumford Peak: 1.6 mi
- Red Rock Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Caribou Mountain: 2.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Dedrick: 12.0 mi
- Minersville: 12.8 mi
- Canon City: 14.3 mi
- Deadwood: 22.1 mi
- Russell Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Stamp mill: 17.0 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 19.3 mi
- Lowden Park: 19.2 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 19.5 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 21.9 mi
- Scott Museum: 11.3 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 19.3 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 11.8 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 17.7 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 20.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | W 265° | 2,726 m | 7.1 mi |
| Caesar Peak | W 267° | 2,714 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Hilton | WSW 244° | 2,694 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,662 m | 5.3 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | WNW 300° | 2,609 m | 2.8 mi |
| Wedding Cake | W 261° | 2,605 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gibson Peak | SSE 155° | 2,560 m | 5.0 mi |
| Siligo Peak | S 172° | 2,482 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
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
Day trips start here
- Callahan · 22 mi
- French Gulch · 26 mi
- Lakehead · 29 mi
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