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Black Mountain, San Luis Obispo County, California, USAi
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Black MountainMountain
San Luis Obispo CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 23' 42'' North , 120° 21' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.39500,-120.35432
GeoHash:
G#: 9q63m72wv
GRN:
N24W71
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garden Farms386 (2011)23.0km
Santa Margarita1,259 (2014)23.1km
Shandon1,295 (2011)29.0km
San Luis Obispo47,339 (2017)30.4km
Atascadero29,819 (2017)30.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Central Coast Treasure Hunters AssociationSan Luis Obispo, California30km
San Luis Obispo Gem & Mineral ClubSan Luis Obispo, California30km
Santa Lucia RockhoundsPaso Robles, California40km
Orcutt Mineral SocietySanta Maria, California50km
Mindat Locality ID:
211893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211893:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Black Mountain is a peak with an elevation of 3,570 feet in the La Panza Mountains of Eastern San Luis Obispo County, California. It is located in the Los Padres National Forest at the head of Shell Creek.
[Note: not to be confused with the Black Mountain in the Santa Lucia Mountains in Western San Luis Obispo County]

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2

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References

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 373
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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