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Darby Knob

Darby Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Darby Knob rises to 1,127 m in California. McKee Hill stands 1,942 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35736897, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.17131, -120.38520

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 33
  • Lord Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Vine Spring: 8.1 mi
  • San Antonio Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Gold Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Ruby Hill Spring: 9.0 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Beach 1: 21.4 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 21.5 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 24.1 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Oak Leaf: 8.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 14.6 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Darby Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKee HillENE 64°1,942 m16.2 mi
Blue MountainN 5°1,835 m11.9 mi
Thunder HillNE 56°1,824 m14.0 mi
Shumake KnollENE 63°1,799 m13.5 mi
Bald MountainE 96°1,771 m16.3 mi
Repeater HillENE 58°1,672 m10.6 mi
Marble MountainSE 126°1,665 m17.2 mi
Crandall PeakE 94°1,664 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:4920:29
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 259045 — Darby Knob, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797490

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