Browns Knob
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
- 1,843 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tom Martin Peak: 1.2 mi
- Lake Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Slinkard Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Slinkard Peak: 5.3 mi
- Blue Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 4.5 mi
- Faulkstein Spring: 5.4 mi
- Stud Horse Spring: 7.4 mi
- Bed Spring: 8.0 mi
- Dead Mole Spring: 8.0 mi
- Open Soon: 16.9 mi
- Etna Horseback Miner Statue: 22.4 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 22.4 mi
- Saint Mary Statue: 22.6 mi
- Skeleton Car: 22.6 mi
- 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
- Scotts Bar Monument: 4.6 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 14.9 mi
- Cabin: 16.8 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 22.9 mi
- Maple Falls: 8.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.4 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 12.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- The People's Center: 15.0 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 16.4 mi
- Etna Museum: 22.9 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 23.6 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 4.3 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 21.2 mi
- Sanctuary One: 23.0 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 7.5 mi
- Ferry Point: 18.3 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 20.7 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Jones Beach: 7.9 mi
- Copper: 19.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | S 179° | 2,512 m | 11.9 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,268 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kings Castle | SW 215° | 2,257 m | 11.5 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,215 m | 11.5 mi |
| Condrey Mountain | NNE 25° | 2,164 m | 14.1 mi |
| Big Ridge | SW 229° | 2,141 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | SE 133° | 2,140 m | 1.2 mi |
| Marble Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,131 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358805705
Day trips start here
- Klamath River · 16 mi
- Etna · 23 mi
- Yreka · 24 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 29 mi
- Hornbrook · 30 mi
- Siskiyou County · 30 mi
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