Black Mountain

Black Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Black Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.47507, -117.84247. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~10 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~17 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~18 km · Must-see
• Inyokern · church · Nye · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ridgecrest · church · Nye · ~28 km · Must-see
• Maturango Museum · museum · Nye · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Wells Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~36 km · Must-see
• Desert Tortoise Habitat Area · sanctuary · Kern · ~40 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cuddeback Lake · lake · Nye · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cuddeback Dry Lake · beach · San Bernardino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trona Pinnacles · attraction · San Bernardino · ~57 km · Must-see
• Trona Pinnacles · sanctuary · Nye · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Wells Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~36 km · Must-see
• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~59 km · Must-see
• Searles Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~64 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~75 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~83 km · Must-see

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