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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: 29
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 9.6 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 10.4 mi
  • Carbona Station: 12.7 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 16.4 mi
  • Rancho Del Puerto: 17.0 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
Picnic sites: 13
Artworks: 12
Waterfalls: 4
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Finnegan Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Robison Falls: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Del Valle West Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Native Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Granada Native Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 17.8 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSW1,327 m15.6 mi
Observatory PeakSW1,298 m16.4 mi
Hipparchus PeakSW1,295 m15.6 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSW1,286 m16.2 mi
Mount HamiltonSW1,279 m16.4 mi
Huyghens PeakSW1,276 m16.3 mi
Mount IsabelSW1,275 m16.4 mi
Galileo PeakSW1,273 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 50–80 °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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