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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: 51
  • 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: 50
Attractions: 47
  • 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: 38
Beaches: 35
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
Cliffs: 6
  • Kima Point: 4.1 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 4.3 mi
  • Malibu Bluffs: 10.6 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.8 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 23.9 mi
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
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 PeakNW 314°948 m4.3 mi
Tri PeaksNW 307°917 m5.1 mi
Exchange PeakNW 304°899 m4.6 mi
Big DomeNW 310°887.5 m5.1 mi
Boney MountainWNW 297°865 m5.2 mi
Castro PeakE 84°855 m5.4 mi
Saddle PeakE 90°851 m12.8 mi
Rocky PeakNE 43°797 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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