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Black Rock

Black Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates33.61030, -114.75968

37 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • 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
Peaks: 12
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • McCoy Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Clapp Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Well: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cunningham MountainE 97°1,007 m23.8 mi
Sawtooth MountainE 89°901 m23.1 mi
Ferra PeakE 89°896 m23.1 mi
Middle Camp MountainE 79°761 m24.7 mi
North Trigo PeaksESE 117°638 m22.0 mi
McCoy PeakWNW 296°589 m6.0 mi
Palo Verde PeakS 183°500 m19.4 mi
Flat TopsSSW 198°449 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:51
June solstice05:3019:1619:53
September equinox06:2818:0418:37
December solstice06:4015:5716:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565966728089959588756354
Precip in0.50.60.50.10.10.00.30.40.30.20.20.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blythe Asos, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816440

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