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: 41.32768, -119.13657. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• High Rock Lake · lake · Humboldt · ~16 km · Must-see
• High Rock Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Washoe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Calico Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rocky Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Duffer Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~62 km · Must-see
• King Lear Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Massacre Lake · lake · Washoe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mud Meadow Reservoir · lake · Humboldt · ~3 km
• Van Vleck Dam · lake · Humboldt · ~4 km
• Little Joe Opal Mine · fort · Humboldt · ~27 km
• Reno Copper Mine · fort · Humboldt · ~28 km
• Battle Chief Mine · fort · Humboldt · ~31 km
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~33 km
• Little High Rock Dam · lake · Washoe · ~33 km
• Little High Rock Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~34 km
• Bartlett Mine · fort · Humboldt · ~42 km
• Juanita Mine · fort · Humboldt · ~43 km
• Alkali Reservoir Dam · lake · Humboldt · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• High Rock Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Washoe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rocky Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Duffer Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~62 km · Must-see
• King Lear Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Quinn Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old Razorback Mountain · viewpoint · Pershing · ~81 km · Must-see
• Long Valley · viewpoint · Washoe · ~86 km · Must-see
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Pershing · ~96 km · Must-see
• Hat Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~106 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Modoc · ~111 km · Must-see

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