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: 40.11712, -120.31799. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~16 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~46 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Susanville · church · Lassen · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~61 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~61 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~66 km · Must-see

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