The high point of the ridge is north northeast of Parkfield, California. The crest of the Black Mountain Ridge from Castle Mountain to the Mustang Peak ridge and extending west along that ridge is the boundary line between Fresno County and Monterey County and the watershed of the San Joaquin Valley. The far eastern end of the north slope of the Black Mountain ridge is the source of Canoas Creek.

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