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Black Rocks

Black Rocks, a peak in California
Black Rocks, a peak in Californiablmcalifornia · Public domain

Black Rocks rises to 481 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35728051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
481 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.80946, -117.44338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Indian Pictographs Historical Marker: 2.9 mi
  • Terramor Park: 3.4 mi
  • Lakepointe Park: 3.7 mi
  • Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 3.7 mi
  • Dos Lagos Park: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Train Ride: 3.6 mi
  • Tractor Driving: 3.6 mi
  • Shooting Gallery: 3.6 mi
  • Tom's Mining Company: 3.6 mi
  • Castle Paintball Field: 5.9 mi
Gardens
  • Victoria Ave Pocket Park Gartden: 6.3 mi
  • Riverside General Hospital Historic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Library Mall: 7.8 mi
  • Hamilton Terrace: 7.8 mi
  • Garden of Gratitude: 7.9 mi
Artworks
  • Jazz scene: 6.7 mi
  • Jazz Scene: 6.7 mi
  • Four To Grow: 6.9 mi
  • Finding the Lost Coin: 7.7 mi
  • Finding the Lost Sheep: 7.7 mi
Museums: 58
Springs: 39
Nature reserves: 37
Picnic sites: 22
  • Goat Shed Point: 11.9 mi
  • Vista Point: 13.7 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 14.3 mi
  • Area A: 16.6 mi
  • Area C: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.6 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.6 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Black Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSW 217°1,734 m8.6 mi
Modjeska PeakSW 223°1,675 m8.5 mi
Trabuco PeakSSW 194°1,401 m7.6 mi
Los Pinos PeakS 189°1,373 m10.1 mi
Horsethief PeakS 186°1,315 m8.5 mi
Pleasants PeakW 265°1,211 m9.4 mi
Bald PeakSW 235°1,197 m6.5 mi
Bedford PeakWSW 249°1,161 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:04
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565660636873798077696155
Precip in2.32.41.20.60.20.00.10.00.10.30.61.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800926

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