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Knight Monument

Knight Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 745 m. Banner Mountain stands 1,188 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Park in Nevada County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49511681, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
745 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21212, -121.07023

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gold Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Granite Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Ophir Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 2.5 mi
  • American Ranch Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks: 56
  • Minnie Park: 0.2 mi
  • Condon Park: 0.4 mi
  • Watt Park: 0.4 mi
  • Elisabeth Daniels Park: 0.5 mi
  • Nevada County Fairgrounds: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Providence Mine: 3.7 mi
  • Stewart Mansion: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade Canal Access Trail: 4.4 mi
  • Stamp Mill: 4.5 mi
  • Site of Old Wells Fargo Building: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 12
Attractions: 9
Springs: 8
  • Oven Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Holden Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Willow Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Derbec Spring: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Overlook Point Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Humbug Creek Picknic: 11.4 mi
  • White Cloud Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
  • Convict Flat Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Bourn Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Nisenan Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Codfish Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Eagle: 18.9 mi
  • Giant Indian Statues: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Knight Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banner MountainENE1,188 m6.1 mi
Quaker HillENE1,126 m9.7 mi
Cold Spring HillESE1,123 m11.5 mi
Bogus PointESE1,104 m13.3 mi
Camel HumpE1,090 m11.7 mi
Round MountainNNE1,004 m8.0 mi
Hayford HillESE980 m10.2 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNNE967 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3919:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2116:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434548515966737267584843
Precip in9.39.08.24.42.50.70.00.10.42.65.510.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grass Valley #2, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358768788

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