Black Mountain

Black Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Black Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Black Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46858, -111.11381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Temple of the Sun · temple · Wayne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Moon · temple · Wayne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Factory Butte · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Needle Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Mountain · church · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Goblin Valley State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~46 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~49 km · Must-see
• Family Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Factory Butte · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Needle Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see

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