Blackcap Mountain
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
- 3,519 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Reinstein: 3.1 mi
- Scepter: 3.6 mi
- Mount Hutton: 3.7 mi
- Finger Peak: 4.5 mi
- Mount Goddard: 4.6 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 10.0 mi
- Silver Spray Falls: 11.0 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 4.1 mi
- Wiesman Spring: 17.2 mi
- Lousy Spring: 18.4 mi
- Grouse Spring: 19.6 mi
- Little Eden: 21.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Great Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 11.6 mi
- Windy Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Muro Blanco: 18.7 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 9.6 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 15.4 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 22.3 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 23.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 20.5 mi
- Jumping Rock: 20.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Darwin | NE 45° | 4,216 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Mendel | NE 41° | 4,177 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Goddard | ENE 62° | 4,126 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Fiske | ENE 57° | 4,116 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Haeckel | NE 53° | 4,087 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Wallace | NE 56° | 4,079 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Powell | ENE 62° | 4,073 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Stephen Jay Gould | NE 38° | 4,072 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796943
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