Black Mountain (Mono County, California)

Black Mountain is an 11,797-foot-elevation (3,596 meter) summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[3] The mountain is set within the Hoover Wilderness, on the common boundary shared by Inyo National Forest with Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, and 1.5 mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park. The peak is situated immediately southwest above Virginia Lakes, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northeast of line parent Excelsior Mountain, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south of Dunderberg Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,500 feet (460 meters) above Cooney Lake in one-half mile (0.80 km), and the south aspect rises 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above Lundy Canyon in one and a half miles (2.4 km). The first ascent of the summit was made in 1905 by George R. Davis, Albert Hale Sylvester, and Pearson Chapman, all with the United States Geological Survey.[5][1]

Black Mountain
North aspect, from Frog Lakes
Highest point
Elevation11,797 ft (3,596 m)[1][2]
Prominence497 ft (151 m)[2]
Parent peakExcelsior Mountain (12,446 ft)[2]
Isolation1.75 mi (2.82 km)[2]
Coordinates38°02′19″N 119°16′43″W[3]
Geography
Black Mountain is located in California
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Location in California
Black Mountain is located in the United States
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Black Mountain (the United States)
LocationMono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Dunderberg Peak
Geology
Type of rockTuff[4]
Climbing
First ascent1905
Easiest routeclass 2[2]

Climate

Black Mountain is located in an alpine climate zone.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north into Virginia Creek which is a tributary of the Walker River, and south into Mill Creek which drains to Mono Lake.

See also
  • East aspect of Black Mountain reflected n Virginia Lakes
    East aspect of Black Mountain reflected n Virginia Lakes
  • North aspect seen from Dunderberg Peak
    North aspect seen from Dunderberg Peak
  • North aspects of Black Mountain (left) and Excelsior Mountain (right, reddish) seen from Dunderberg Peak. Mount Conness centered on the distant horizon.
    North aspects of Black Mountain (left) and Excelsior Mountain (right, reddish) seen from Dunderberg Peak. Mount Conness centered on the distant horizon.
  • East aspect
    East aspect
  • Black Mountain seen from Cooney Lake
    Black Mountain seen from Cooney Lake
  • South aspect of Black Mountain beyond Lake Helen
    South aspect of Black Mountain beyond Lake Helen

References
  1. R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 443.
  2. "Black Mountain - 11,797' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. "Black Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. Keith Daniel Putirka, Scott R. Paterson, Vali Memeti (2014), Formation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith: Magmatic and Tectonic Processes and Their Tempos, Geological Society of America, p. 79
  5. Swift, Robert L.; Nelson, David A. (1954). "A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra".
  6. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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