Black Rock
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Skyline Trailer: 11.2 mi
- Peace Totem: 11.2 mi
- Giraffes in the Forest: 17.0 mi
- O'Reilley Tarsir: 17.4 mi
- The Ark: 17.4 mi
- Fox Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- The Island: 1.8 mi
- Buck Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Little Oat Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Johnson's Beach: 7.1 mi
- Vacation Beach: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
- Monte Rio Community Beach: 8.7 mi
- Fort Ross: 10.0 mi
- Windmill: 10.2 mi
- Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 13.7 mi
- Elizabeth "Liz" Burko Memorial Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Children's Bell Tower: 16.6 mi
- The Big Brush: 2.7 mi
- The Cedars: 3.2 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 4.5 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Pole Mountain Preserve: 5.8 mi
- 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
- Robbin Food Forest: 15.8 mi
- Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 16.8 mi
- Korbel Museum: 7.9 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 8.9 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 11.6 mi
- Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
- Windsor Museum: 14.6 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 7.9 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 12.9 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 13.0 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 15.0 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 17.5 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 7.7 mi
- Goat Rock: 10.0 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 23.0 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 2.9 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 8.3 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 11.2 mi
- Campo Gianni: 10.8 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 23.9 mi
- Arched Rock: 10.5 mi
- White Cap Arch: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNW 338° | 807 m | 9.7 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NNW 340° | 747 m | 8.9 mi |
| Crane Peak | NNW 335° | 728 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pole Mountain | SSW 203° | 672 m | 5.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 333° | 634 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buck Knoll | ENE 58° | 627 m | 3.0 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 293° | 611 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | SSW 206° | 598 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
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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