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: 44.37903, -120.09861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~41 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~57 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~63 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~7 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~17 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~20 km
• Lost Spring Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~21 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~21 km
• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~22 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~23 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~25 km
• Hole-in-the-Ground Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~57 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~75 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~85 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~86 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~92 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~112 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~114 km · Must-see

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