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Knibbs Knob

Knibbs Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Knibbs Knob rises to 801 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Uvas Creek Open Space Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49056882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
801 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.08537, -121.81215
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens
  • Roses of Yesterday: 4.7 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.2 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 10.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Aldridge Lane Park: 6.8 mi
  • Valencia Hall Park: 6.8 mi
  • Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Enchanted Valley Community Center: 7.4 mi
  • Bert Scott Estate Park: 7.7 mi
Attractions
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 5.6 mi
  • White deer pen: 7.7 mi
  • Amphitheater: 7.7 mi
  • Miller House: 7.8 mi
  • Giant Twins: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 54
Picnic sites: 53
  • Black Oak Group Area: 1.0 mi
  • Cottle Rest Site: 5.5 mi
  • Fish Camp Rest Site: 5.8 mi
  • Porter Family Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 40
Beaches: 40
Waterfalls: 18
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 10
  • Capitola Bluffs: 10.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.1 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 14.8 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 13.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Knibbs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW1,154 m2.5 mi
Crystal PeakNW1,097 m2.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNW1,063 m7.1 mi
Mount ThayerNW1,061 m8.0 mi
Mount ChualNNW1,046 m2.6 mi
El SombrosoNW917 m8.4 mi
Ralph's MountainNW828 m8.3 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainWSW806 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358771561

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