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Black Mountain Topographic print
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Black Mountain

$59
10.0 mi out and back · 2,383 ft of climbing. Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Available in 10 styles: Horizon, Topographic, Blueprint, Type Fill, Ridgeline, Ridge, Peak, Summit, Dot Grid, Risograph
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 5 in transit within the US, rolled in a sturdy tube. Free US shipping; outside the US, shipping is calculated at checkout. 14-day reprint-or-refund guarantee, any reason, no return shipping. You have 1 hour after checkout to change trail, style or size, just reply to your confirmation email. Full returns policy.

Black Mountain · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Black Mountain trail

At 10 miles with 2,383 feet of elevation gain, Black Mountain runs out and back through Bay Area, from 476 feet at its lowest to 2,807 feet at its highest. The steepest pitch reaches 28 percent, against an average of 238 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Los Altos Hills, about 1.9 miles away.

The trail

Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, California, south of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and west of Cupertino; it is within the Palo Alto city limits though not near the developed part of the city. It is located on the border between Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, with the summit located in the former.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Mary Davey Memorialmi 0.8
  • Ewing Hillmi 1.7

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

More trails in Bay Area

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Questions about the Black Mountain print

What sizes does the Black Mountain poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Black Mountain track.
How hard is Black Mountain?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 10.0 mi out and back with 2,383 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.
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Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.