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: 33.05476, -114.82830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Indian Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~7 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~24 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~25 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~35 km · Must-see
• Martinez Lake · lake · Yuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~49 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~50 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~50 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Palo Verde Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~76 km · Must-see
• Imperial Valley · viewpoint · Imperial · ~78 km · Must-see
• Chuckwalla Valley · viewpoint · La Paz · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~90 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Imperial · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cerro Prieto · viewpoint · Mexicali Municipality · ~104 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~107 km · Must-see
• Tyson Wash · viewpoint · La Paz · ~110 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Yuma · ~119 km · Must-see
• San Cristobal Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~132 km · Must-see

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