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Cedar Knob

Cedar Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Knob rises to 615 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Boardman North Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733346, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
615 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.51271, -121.43633

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
  • Tracy Hills Park: 11.6 mi
  • Starcross Park: 12.0 mi
  • Greymont Park: 12.1 mi
  • American Legion Park: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Ellen Le: 7.1 mi
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 9.6 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 10.4 mi
  • Carbona Station: 12.7 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 16.4 mi
Springs: 21
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 15.2 mi
  • South Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Bear Spring: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 15
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 4
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Finnegan Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Robison Falls: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Native Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Granada Native Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Del Valle West Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 17.8 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSW 223°1,327 m15.6 mi
Observatory PeakSW 224°1,298 m16.4 mi
Hipparchus PeakSW 222°1,295 m15.6 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSW 223°1,286 m16.2 mi
Mount HamiltonSW 224°1,279 m16.4 mi
Huyghens PeakSW 224°1,276 m16.3 mi
Mount IsabelSW 218°1,275 m16.4 mi
Galileo PeakSW 224°1,273 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4619:5220:31
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1816:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155596572757471645446
Precip in2.32.61.71.00.70.20.00.00.10.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy Carbona, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358763284

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