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: 40.45213, -119.93243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~45 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~51 km · Must-see
• Great Boiling Spring Park · park · Washoe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Purgatory Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Limbo Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Pershing · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~74 km · Must-see
• Eagle Head · viewpoint · Washoe · ~8 km
• Slick Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~23 km
• Dewey Parker Dam Number One · lake · Washoe · ~26 km
• Dewey Parker Dam Number Two · lake · Washoe · ~27 km
• Enchanted Beach · beach · Washoe · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~45 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Purgatory Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~71 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~74 km · Must-see
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Pershing · ~76 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~77 km · Must-see

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