Cosio Knob
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
- 15.8 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
- 20.6 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Breaker Point · 22 mi
- Point Sierra Nevada · 22 mi
- Bench · 25 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 26 mi
151 named places within 25 miles
- Wizard Peak: 7.7 mi
- Bear Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 10.2 mi
- Slick Rock Peak: 10.8 mi
- Junipero Serra Peak: 11.3 mi
- 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
- Redwood Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bane Spring: 13.4 mi
- Basket Spring: 13.8 mi
- Jackhammer Spring: 16.3 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 16.6 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 9.8 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 9.9 mi
- Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins: 9.9 mi
- Avenue of Honor: 10.0 mi
- Limekilns: 16.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area: 4.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 13.3 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 15.1 mi
- Ventana Wilderness: 19.3 mi
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve: 20.4 mi
- 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
- Father Junipero Serra: 4.5 mi
- Puente Big Creek Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum: 10.0 mi
- Mission Soledad Museum: 23.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 17.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | WNW 294° | 1,784 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | NW 307° | 1,602 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cone Peak | W 263° | 1,572 m | 14.8 mi |
| Chews Ridge | NW 311° | 1,549 m | 24.5 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 307° | 1,497 m | 21.5 mi |
| Twin Peak | W 263° | 1,468 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 305° | 1,451 m | 9.6 mi |
| Black Cone | WNW 295° | 1,363 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358782574
Day trips start here
- King City · 11 mi
- Monterey County · 17 mi
- Soledad · 24 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 28 mi
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