Crystal Knob
Crystal Knob rises to 751 m in California. Alder Peak stands 1,137 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Shut-In, a cliff 1.5 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 9.2 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35736624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 751 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
- 10.2 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Sierra Nevada · 9 mi
- Breaker Point · 10 mi
- Elephant Seal Vista Point · 11 mi
- Elephant Seal Viewing Area · 11 mi
116 named places within 25 miles
- Burnett Peak: 3.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Jones Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Quail Top: 6.3 mi
- Garrity Peak: 6.8 mi
- Nacimiento Grizzly Bend: 7.3 mi
- The Narrows: 7.4 mi
- South Shore Nacimiento Lake: 8.4 mi
- Christmas Cove: 8.6 mi
- Oak Shores Marina: 10.6 mi
- Silver Peak Wilderness: 9.7 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Piedras Blancas State Marine Conservation Area: 13.3 mi
- San Simeon Natural Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument: 10.0 mi
- San Antonio Reservoir Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Pa-nu Cultural Preserve: 14.8 mi
- San Simeon Beach State Park: 15.8 mi
- Moon Stone Beach Park: 17.0 mi
- School Spring: 5.5 mi
- Lottie Potrero Spring: 5.7 mi
- Dutra Spring: 8.7 mi
- Buckeye Spring: 12.1 mi
- Town Spring: 12.6 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 9.5 mi
- Upper Salmon Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Manning Falls: 10.4 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Jewel Falls: 12.0 mi
- Hearst Castle: 8.7 mi
- San Marcos Mennonite Cemetary: 22.1 mi
- Limekilns: 24.5 mi
- Coastal Discovery Center: 11.5 mi
- Cambria Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
- Camp Roberts Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
- William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach: 11.7 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 16.5 mi
- Sand Dollar Beach: 18.8 mi
- Willow Creek Picnic Ground: 17.6 mi
- Sand Dollar Picnic Area and Beach: 18.6 mi
- Mill Creek Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- Sculptures of the Goddess Sekhmet: 8.6 mi
- Father Junipero Serra: 15.0 mi
- The Shut-In: 1.5 mi
- Piedras Blancas Light Station: 12.0 mi
- Camp Roberts Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Peak | WNW 294° | 1,137 m | 12.6 mi |
| Slick Rock Peak | NW 314° | 1,126 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,093 m | 9.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | WNW 284° | 1,073 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chalk Peak | NW 310° | 1,070 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wizard Peak | NW 325° | 1,069 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rocky Butte | SSE 150° | 1,043 m | 11.4 mi |
| Lion Peak | WNW 288° | 1,036 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hearst Castle, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807966
Day trips start here
- Central Coast · 15 mi
- San Miguel · 27 mi
- King City · 28 mi
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