Cranston Knob
Cranston Knob rises to 1,313 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardin Butte, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,313 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hardin Butte: 0.2 mi
- Howe Point: 0.6 mi
- Harris Knoll: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Hill: 0.7 mi
- Semi Crater: 1.6 mi
- Boulevard Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Balcony Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Dragons Mouth: 2.3 mi
- Captain Jacks Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Peninsula Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 0.6 mi
- Black Crater: 1.4 mi
- Fleener Chimneys: 2.3 mi
- Canby Cross: 3.4 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 3.9 mi
- Tule Lake: 11.2 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 11.2 mi
- Canby's Cross: 11.2 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 11.2 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 12.3 mi
- Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 12.6 mi
- Otis Roper Park: 13.1 mi
- Good Duck Park: 17.9 mi
- Malin Community Park: 17.9 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 22.6 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 1.8 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 7.1 mi
- Big Al Spring: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Cranston Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | S 176° | 2,398 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | S 187° | 2,397 m | 11.1 mi |
| Red Shale Butte | S 179° | 2,381 m | 13.2 mi |
| Glass Mountain | S 174° | 2,316 m | 11.7 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,295 m | 14.9 mi |
| Badger Peak | SSW 204° | 2,236 m | 13.0 mi |
| Little Mount Hoffman | SSW 207° | 2,197 m | 14.9 mi |
| Grouse Hill | SSW 206° | 2,142 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795117
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