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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: 60
Beaches: 34
Historic sites: 26
Nature reserves: 21
Gardens: 20
  • 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: 9
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 15.6 miles of Little Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN807 m13.6 mi
Centennial MountainN747 m13.0 mi
Crane PeakN728 m15.6 mi
Pole MountainS672 m0.6 mi
Buck KnollNE627 m7.8 mi
High RockNNW611 m6.8 mi
Lookout RockN587 m14.2 mi
McCray MountainENE585 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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