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Black Point

Black Point, seen from above at true elevation

Black Point rises to 2,465 m in California. Mount Givens stands 3,245 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dowville Picnic Site, a picnic site 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35728013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.23836, -119.25991

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites: 13
Parks: 12
Springs: 11
  • Little Eden: 14.5 mi
  • Reed Pools: 14.6 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.6 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Arnold Spring: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.7 mi
  • Willow Creek Trail: 18.4 mi
  • Bull Buck Tree: 22.0 mi
  • Big Ed: 22.2 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 8.9 mi
  • Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.3 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Black Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GivensENE 76°3,245 m11.6 mi
Mount Ian CampbellE 83°3,238 m13.3 mi
Three SistersESE 121°3,215 m12.9 mi
Brown PeakSE 125°3,145 m13.6 mi
Kings CastleE 80°3,144 m13.9 mi
Kaiser PeakNE 47°3,142 m5.6 mi
Dogtooth PeakESE 116°3,126 m13.5 mi
Eagle PeakSE 128°3,125 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3819:4320:21
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0816:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257149 — Black Point, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796935

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