Black Point
Black Point rises to 1,340 m in Oregon. Steens Mountain stands 2,968 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Borax Lake Preserve, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. East Steens passes 5.3 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,340 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the East Steens
- 5.4 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 26.7 mi off the Steens Loop
Overlooks nearby
- East Rim Overlook · 27 mi
- Big Indian Overlook · 28 mi
- Little Blitzen Overlook · 28 mi
- Kiger Gorge Overlook · 30 mi
66 named places within 25 miles
- Snake Den Butte: 8.0 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Alvord Peak: 8.7 mi
- Red Lookout Butte: 9.2 mi
- Ladycomb Peak: 9.6 mi
- Bear Dog Spring: 11.5 mi
- Roschene Springs: 12.3 mi
- Rincon Springs: 13.2 mi
- Desert Bog Spring: 13.4 mi
- Rincon Spring: 13.4 mi
- Borax Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
- Alvord Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Tule Springs Rims: 8.4 mi
- Catlow Rim: 19.6 mi
- Starr Homestead: 9.3 mi
- Roux Place: 10.0 mi
- Andrews: 13.2 mi
- Frog Spring - Alvord Desert Access: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steens Mountain | N 358° | 2,968 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pueblo Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,631 m | 13.1 mi |
| Blackie | SE 135° | 2,500 m | 24.4 mi |
| Catlow Peak | SE 144° | 2,326 m | 21.1 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,302 m | 22.0 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,282 m | 23.9 mi |
| Alvord Peak | NW 304° | 2,174 m | 8.7 mi |
| The Peaks | NW 316° | 2,137 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fields, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1117764 — Black Point, Harney County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277496
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