Not to be confused with any of the five other peaks named "Black Mountain" on the Hundred Peaks Section list, this one serves as the high point of the El Paso Mountains Wilderness in the western Mojave Desert, an area known for its historic archaeological discoveries. From Redrock Randsburg Road, turn left onto Mesquite Canyon Road and drive about six miles, parking before the road crosses sandy wash. (A high clearance 4x4 vehicle is required to reach this point.) My route follows the road briefly before climbing a gentle southeastern spur, studded with black volcanic boulders and creosote brush. Black Mountain's nearly two-thousand feet of prominence bestows panoramic views of the surrounding badlands terrain and Sierra Nevada escarpment.
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