Black Rock
Black Rock rises to 155 m in California. Cunningham Mountain stands 1,007 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Palo Verde Mesa, a peak 5.7 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Riverside County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35728037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 155 m
How to reach it
37 named places within 25 miles
- Jack E. Marlowe Ripley Family Park: 8.2 mi
- Gateway Park: 8.9 mi
- Miller Park: 8.9 mi
- Todd Park: 9.3 mi
- Appleby Park: 9.6 mi
- Palo Verde Mesa: 5.7 mi
- McCoy Peak: 6.0 mi
- Black Hill: 14.3 mi
- Thumb Peak: 15.4 mi
- Flat Tops: 18.1 mi
- Wiley's Well Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Wiley's Well Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Ehrenberg Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Ehrenberg Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- McCoy Spring: 12.0 mi
- Clapp Spring: 14.9 mi
- Well: 18.0 mi
- Drift Desert: 15.1 mi
- Midland: 17.5 mi
- La Paz: 19.8 mi
- Palo Verde Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Gooseflats Wildlife Area: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Mountain | E 97° | 1,007 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | E 89° | 901 m | 23.1 mi |
| Ferra Peak | E 89° | 896 m | 23.1 mi |
| Middle Camp Mountain | E 79° | 761 m | 24.7 mi |
| North Trigo Peaks | ESE 117° | 638 m | 22.0 mi |
| McCoy Peak | WNW 296° | 589 m | 6.0 mi |
| Palo Verde Peak | S 183° | 500 m | 19.4 mi |
| Flat Tops | SSW 198° | 449 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 15:57 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blythe Asos, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816440
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- Blythe · 9 mi
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