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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 1,902 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1902 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30875, -122.16085

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Attractions: 29
Historic sites: 12
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Quad: 19.6 mi
  • Castle Quad: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinNW 320°2,895 m12.3 mi
Aspen ButteE 83°2,503 m3.8 mi
Pelican ButteN 3°2,440 m14.1 mi
Mount HarrimanNE 38°2,401 m5.7 mi
Mount CarmineENE 67°2,396 m4.3 mi
Crater MountainNNE 25°2,363 m1.5 mi
Greylock MountainNNE 17°2,348 m3.4 mi
Whiteface PeakNE 36°2,338 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3320:0720:50
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3515:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1143570 — High Knob, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357310322

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