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Little Black Mountain

Little Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Black Mountain rises to 598 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
598 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51380, -123.12028

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 6.1 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 6.2 mi
  • Vacation Beach Park: 6.3 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 6.8 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 36
Historic sites: 30
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 22
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 6.9 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 15.0 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 8.0 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 5.6 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Little Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 354°807 m13.6 mi
Centennial MountainN 357°747 m13.0 mi
Pole MountainS 179°672 m0.6 mi
Buck KnollNE 38°627 m7.8 mi
High RockNNW 342°611 m6.8 mi
Red HillN 355°598 m10.5 mi
Lookout RockN 352°587 m14.2 mi
McCray MountainENE 63°585 m7.7 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 solstice07:2716:1416:56

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656130 — Little Black Mountain, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804007

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