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: 40.59295, -120.72912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Eagle Lake · lake · Lassen · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fredonyer Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~19 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Susanville · church · Lassen · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Westwood · church · Lassen · ~49 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~52 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~53 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~60 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Fredonyer Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~84 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~84 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~87 km · Must-see

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