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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

Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • 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
Peaks
Artworks
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
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
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
Beaches: 42
Springs: 40
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 11
  • Capitola Bluffs: 10.7 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.1 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 14.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 13.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Knibbs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW 315°1,154 m2.5 mi
Crystal PeakNW 326°1,097 m2.3 mi
Mount UmunhumNW 317°1,063 m7.1 mi
Mount ThayerNW 313°1,061 m8.0 mi
Mount ChualNNW 333°1,046 m2.6 mi
El SombrosoNW 320°917 m8.4 mi
Ralph's MountainNW 305°828 m8.3 mi
Santa Rosalia MountainWSW 249°806 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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