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Cosio Knob

Cosio Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cosio Knob rises to 770 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Father Junipero Serra, a artwork 4.5 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 16 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35736018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
770 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07969, -121.23437

Overlooks nearby

151 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 32
  • Old oak park: 6.4 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 2: 8.2 mi
  • Pine Meadows Park 1: 8.3 mi
  • Pine Canyon Mobile Estates Rec Area: 8.5 mi
  • Royal Estates Park: 8.9 mi
Springs: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Sycamore Flats: 15.8 mi
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 16.2 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused): 17.8 mi
  • Rigdon Drinking Fountain (disused): 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Middle Fork Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Jewel Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Devil's falls: 16.6 mi
  • Canogas Falls: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 10.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Shut-In: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cosio Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakWNW 294°1,784 m11.3 mi
Pinyon PeakNW 307°1,602 m10.2 mi
Cone PeakW 263°1,572 m14.8 mi
Chews RidgeNW 311°1,549 m24.5 mi
Black ButteNW 307°1,497 m21.5 mi
Twin PeakW 263°1,468 m15.4 mi
Bear MountainNW 305°1,451 m9.6 mi
Black ConeWNW 295°1,363 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4919:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:2919:03
December solstice07:1316:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367696968635550
Precip in2.42.52.00.80.40.00.00.00.10.51.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358782574

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