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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
1,902 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30875, -122.16085

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 9
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Quad: 19.6 mi
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 McLoughlinNW2,895 m12.3 mi
Aspen ButteE2,503 m3.8 mi
Pelican ButteN2,440 m14.1 mi
Mount HarrimanNE2,401 m5.7 mi
Mount CarmineENE2,396 m4.3 mi
Crater MountainNNE2,363 m1.5 mi
Greylock MountainNNE2,348 m3.4 mi
Whiteface PeakNE2,338 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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