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: 34.09865, -111.33041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Mountain

• Arizona Trail · trek · Gila · ~15 km · Must-see
• Green Valley Park Dam · lake · Gila · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hellsgate Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shoofly Village Ruins · fort · Gila · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mistake Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~31 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tonto National Forest · sanctuary · Gila · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mazatzal Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~42 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Reservoir · lake · Yavapai · ~46 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Reservoir · lake · Maricopa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Schoolhouse · fort · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see
• Salome Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Knoll Lake · lake · Coconino · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fossil Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Gila · ~55 km · Must-see
• Woods Canyon Lake · lake · Coconino · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon Lake · lake · Coconino · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Mountain

• Mistake Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~31 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Browns Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barbershop Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chediski Peak · viewpoint · Navajo · ~78 km · Must-see
• East End · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~80 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~81 km · Must-see
• McDowell Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~83 km · Must-see

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