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Blackcap Mountain

Blackcap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blackcap Mountain rises to 3,519 m in California. Mount Darwin stands 4,216 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Reinstein, a peak 3.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35728083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3519 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.07216, -118.79344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 10
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 6.9 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 15.7 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 16.2 mi
  • Log Cabin: 21.9 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Rock Monster: 10.1 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.5 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 21.9 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 4
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Blackcap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DarwinNE 45°4,216 m9.4 mi
Mount MendelNE 41°4,177 m9.4 mi
Mount GoddardENE 62°4,126 m4.6 mi
Mount FiskeENE 57°4,116 m8.2 mi
Mount HaeckelNE 53°4,087 m9.1 mi
Mount WallaceNE 56°4,079 m9.1 mi
Mount PowellENE 62°4,073 m9.9 mi
Mount Stephen Jay GouldNE 38°4,072 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796943

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