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Knob Hill

Knob Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Knob Hill rises to 285 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-southwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawn Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49042134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93494, -122.56396

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites: 59
Picnic sites: 54
  • Rifle Camp: 2.4 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 2.8 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 3.0 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 3.8 mi
  • Miwok Meadows Day-Use Area: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 52
  • San Quentin Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Slide Ranch North Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Stinson Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Muir Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 1.9 mi
  • Slide House: 2.6 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 2.6 mi
  • Founders Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Redwood Tree Slice: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Dawn Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Kent Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Midway Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 3.9 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.8 mi
  • Temple: 13.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 13.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 4.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Knob Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWSW784 m0.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakWSW778 m1.9 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWSW744 m1.5 mi
Ballou PointWSW612 m3.7 mi
Twin KnollsWSW597 m3.8 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW575 m8.9 mi
Pine MountainWNW543 m5.6 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSW527 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226658 — Knob Hill, Marin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768798

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