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Knob Hill

Knob Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Knob Hill rises to 646 m in California. Kirby Peak stands 1,642 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lacy Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
646 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35328, -119.97128

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Springs: 15
  • Specimen Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Rogers Spring: 11.8 mi
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 20.1 mi
  • The Falls Picnic Site: 22.0 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 22.4 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Knob Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kirby PeakNE 39°1,642 m15.1 mi
Silver KnobENE 71°1,631 m16.7 mi
Pilot PeakENE 69°1,586 m15.9 mi
Sweetwater PointNNE 17°1,406 m15.7 mi
Deadwood PeakE 100°1,373 m15.9 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 28°1,367 m13.3 mi
Miami MountainENE 70°1,304 m13.2 mi
Bullion KnobNNW 345°1,297 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1116:0616:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226657 — Knob Hill, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768795

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