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Black Rock

Black Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Black Rock rises to 400 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35728045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
400 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.58047, -123.07861

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 7.0 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 33
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 24
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 9.1 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 15.8 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 10.8 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 10.5 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW 338°807 m9.7 mi
Centennial MountainNNW 340°747 m8.9 mi
Crane PeakNNW 335°728 m11.9 mi
Pole MountainSSW 203°672 m5.7 mi
Buck MountainNNW 333°634 m12.3 mi
Buck KnollENE 58°627 m3.0 mi
High RockWNW 293°611 m4.7 mi
Little Black MountainSSW 206°598 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219401 — Black Rock, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762091

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