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Browns Knob

Browns Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Browns Knob rises to 1,843 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Martin Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1843 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75180, -123.09421

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
Parks: 11
  • Happy Camp River Park: 14.5 mi
  • City Park: 16.4 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 22.6 mi
  • Greenhorn Park: 22.6 mi
  • Discovery Park: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Sugar pine river access: 4.3 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 16.4 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 18.2 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 20.2 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maple Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Browns Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakS 179°2,512 m11.9 mi
Black Marble MountainSSW 205°2,268 m13.3 mi
Kings CastleSW 215°2,257 m11.5 mi
Box Camp MountainSSW 203°2,215 m11.5 mi
Condrey MountainNNE 25°2,164 m14.1 mi
Big RidgeSW 229°2,141 m9.6 mi
Tom Martin PeakSE 133°2,140 m1.2 mi
Marble MountainSSW 206°2,131 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3920:0920:51
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3716:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805705

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