Elephant Knob
Elephant Knob rises to 1,553 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,553 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Capitol Rock: 1.4 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 1.5 mi
- Dome Rock: 3.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Onion Meadow Peak: 5.6 mi
- Thompson Camp Spring: 4.2 mi
- Lion Spring: 6.9 mi
- Sam Spring: 7.1 mi
- Snake Spring: 7.8 mi
- Needle Spring: 8.5 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- Circle Park: 17.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 17.6 mi
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 18.3 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
- Seven Teacups: 1.6 mi
- South Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 2.7 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 3.0 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cabin 242: 2.2 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 2.2 mi
- Cabin 240: 2.2 mi
- Cabin 236: 2.3 mi
- Cabin 234: 2.3 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 7.9 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 20.0 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 21.6 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 3.2 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 17.5 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Fountain Springs: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Elephant Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | ESE 117° | 3,041 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sherman Peak | E 83° | 3,020 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,963 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cannell Peak | SE 137° | 2,887 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 84° | 2,863 m | 14.5 mi |
| Schaeffer Mountain | NE 52° | 2,843 m | 8.3 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,829 m | 6.9 mi |
| Jordan Peak | NNW 339° | 2,774 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 271048 — Elephant Knob, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801231
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