Black Mountain — Hike Logs
All logged hikes for Black Mountain (San Francisco Bay Area).
Black Mountain
Beautiful hike after a 2-day rain. Although nothing much to see at the summit.
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Last hike finally
Boy, what a day. We were monitoring the weather forecast for a couple days before the hike and it showed…
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Hiking through sun, fog, rain and wind! Bay Area microclimate at its best!
Beautiful fall hike, trail conditions great even after the storm the night below. Limited parking spaces (about 8 cars) at…
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Black Mountain: The End of a Journey
A month before this hike, I had all but given up on the idea of completing the 2020 NorCal Six…
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Blackie the Black Mountain 16 banger
Black Mountain is not that hard a hike despite the 3400 feet of elevation we achieved on our hike. I…
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Gray Skies on Black Mountain
We started this hike around 11:30am and were back at the cars by 2:30pm. Once you’re out of the woods,…
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Black Mountain – An alternate to an alternate :-)
A cold start but I peeled off the sweat jacket after the first mile of rather steep uphill and never…
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Black Mountain
Beautiful day for a hike in Los Altos on Black Mountain. Boy that elevation sneaks up on you for the…
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Solo Trip up Black Mountain in the Sunshine
Last of the six mountains, and the alternate added after Berryessa Peak was closed. The steep ascent had a lot…
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Marathon hike
Started with a rainy morning hike up to the summit. Very foggy, cold , wet and windy at the top.…
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Black Mountain from Rancho San Antonio early in Covid
I’ve actually summited Black Mountain at least 3 times in 2020, maybe 4 or 5, but I chose this hike…
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