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Knob Hill

Knob Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Knob Hill rises to 646 m in California. Crow Peak stands 1,953 m to the northeast, 17 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: 27
Springs: 14
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
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 16.8 miles of Knob Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crow PeakNE1,953 m16.8 mi
Kirby PeakNE1,642 m15.1 mi
Silver KnobENE1,631 m16.7 mi
Pilot PeakENE1,586 m15.9 mi
Sweetwater PointNNE1,406 m15.7 mi
Deadwood PeakE1,373 m15.9 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE1,367 m13.3 mi
Miami MountainENE1,304 m13.2 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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