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Barney Knob

Barney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Barney Knob rises to 527 m in California. Sandstone Peak stands 948 m to the northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site, a attraction 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35725943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
527 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.07751, -118.87870

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Trancas Canyon Park: 3.2 mi
  • Three Springs Park: 4.6 mi
  • South Shore Hills Park: 5.1 mi
  • Foxfield Park: 5.5 mi
  • Triunfo Community Park: 5.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 49
  • Ranch House Ruins: 1.6 mi
  • Old Reservoir: 1.9 mi
  • Malibu Sign: 3.3 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 4.5 mi
  • Zuma Beach Sign: 5.4 mi
Museums: 49
Attractions: 46
  • Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 0.9 mi
  • Jim Rockford Trailer Site: 6.6 mi
  • Chumash Demonstration Village: 6.9 mi
  • Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 6.9 mi
  • Western Town: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 35
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 8
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.6 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 9.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 9.7 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 9.8 mi
Springs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Sycamore Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 6.1 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 6.2 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 10.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Barney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandstone PeakNW948 m4.3 mi
Tri PeaksNW917 m5.1 mi
Exchange PeakNW899 m4.6 mi
Big DomeNW888 m5.1 mi
Boney MountainWNW865 m5.2 mi
Castro PeakE855 m5.4 mi
Saddle PeakE851 m12.8 mi
Rocky PeakNE797 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:08
June solstice05:4519:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5816:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565557576063666665645955
Precip in2.43.92.20.50.40.10.00.00.10.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 238994 — Barney Knob, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358780311

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