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Elephant Knob

Elephant Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
1553 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99808, -118.51245

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 49
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Elephant Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sirretta PeakESE 117°3,041 m11.2 mi
Sherman PeakE 83°3,020 m6.9 mi
Lookout MountainENE 62°2,963 m8.7 mi
Cannell PeakSE 137°2,887.1 m12.5 mi
Bald MountainE 84°2,863 m14.5 mi
Schaeffer MountainNE 52°2,843 m8.3 mi
Slate MountainNNW 329°2,829 m6.9 mi
Jordan PeakNNW 339°2,774 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3819:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice07:0216:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

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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