Black Mountain — Hike Logs
All logged hikes for Black Mountain (San Francisco Bay Area).
Through Mountain Lion Territory to an Anti-Climactic Summit
Hoping to avoid commute traffic, I decided to tackle Black Mountain early on a Saturday. I arrived at the Rhus…
Read More »Black (Hot) Mountain
Probably the wrong day to hike this one, but I made it back down super slow. Started from Lot 1…
Read More »Steeper than anticipated! Take poles
Strenuous hike because of the elevation. I was was really thankful I had poles for the downhill portion, it’s steep!…
Read More »Black Mountain vis Rhus Ridge
Limited parking at Rhus Ridge. We started at 7:15AM on a Monday and there were still 3 spots available. Steep…
Read More »Black Mountain
We arrived at the Rhus Ridge Trailhead around 7:10am on a Saturday, and all the parking spots were already taken.…
Read More »Black Mountain’s Revenge
Trail wasn’t too bad first two miles. Last one is hardest. Very quiet Sunday… only four others on trail for…
Read More »Black Mountain
Found the trail to be easier than Turtlehead except for the last .5-1 mile. Beautiful day. Not many other hikers.…
Read More »Went All In on Black (Mountain)
I’ve done black mountain a few times and always enjoy the hike. Great views of Las Vegas the entire way…
Read More »Uno – Black Mountain
Very nice and challenging hike. The view from the summit is amazing. Seen a lot lizards, butterflies and a chipmunk.
Read More »Back in Black
Hike started out long and flat. The last part of the ascent was pretty challenging. Overall, I finished the 3.6…
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