Peak · Washington
Green Knob
Green Knob rises to 939 m in Washington. Red Mountain stands 1,513 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sedum Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49033478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 939 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.78873, -121.97397
- 13.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 23.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Buck Point · 11 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Quiver Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wind River Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Wind River Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Rock Creek Park: 7.7 mi
- Gateway Park: 7.9 mi
- Walnut Park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Steep Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Greenleaf Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Rock Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lower Rock Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
Historic sites
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 9.3 mi
- Fort Raines: 9.7 mi
- Win S. Acton: 10.7 mi
- Hadley Grove: 10.8 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 13.6 mi
Peaks
- Sedum Point: 0.5 mi
- Mowich Butte: 2.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Trout Creek Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rock Creek Butte: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 34
- Running Free: 10.7 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 22.5 mi
- Hood River Housing: 22.5 mi
- Wisdom of Decay: 22.6 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 22.6 mi
Springs: 26
- East Spring: 9.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.3 mi
- Summit Spring: 10.6 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 11.1 mi
- Tanner Spring: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 9.0 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 9.5 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 10.8 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Red Bluffs: 5.5 mi
- Waespe Point: 15.0 mi
- Point 3670: 17.4 mi
- Cape Horn: 18.6 mi
- Farside: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Great Camas Patch: 9.0 mi
- Pierce Island: 11.7 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 15.3 mi
- Moulton Falls Regional Park: 21.1 mi
- Lucia Falls Park: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Home Valley Beach: 11.0 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 22.1 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 22.9 mi
- Marina Beach: 23.1 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 10.5 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Westside Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 22.3 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Lela Hudson Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
- Clara's Garden: 24.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 10.3 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 22.2 mi
- The History Museum: 23.1 mi
- North Clark Historical Museum: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dodson: 13.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 18.6 mi
- Latourell: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Ed's Trail Arch: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridges: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Green Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | NE 36° | 1,513 m | 12.5 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,337 m | 13.1 mi |
| Timbered Peak | NNW 343° | 1,335 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bare Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,329 m | 9.6 mi |
| Green Lookout Mountain | NW 305° | 1,307 m | 8.8 mi |
| Calamity Peak | NW 320° | 1,306 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sister Rocks | NNW 341° | 1,299 m | 10.6 mi |
| Twin Rocks | NW 316° | 1,295 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 14.5 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 15.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson Fish Hatchery, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520293 — Green Knob, Skamania County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348198812
Day trips start here
- Stevenson · 8 mi
- Cascade Locks · 9 mi
- Hood River · 23 mi
- Washougal · 23 mi
- Camas · 25 mi
- Mount Hood · 26 mi
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