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Knob Hill

Knob Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Knob Hill rises to 329 m in California. Breckenridge Mountain stands 2,298 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mon Bluff, a cliff 2.8 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
329 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56468, -118.94982

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hart Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Kern River State Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
  • Kern County Soccer Park: 9.3 mi
  • Kern River State Park: 9.4 mi
  • North Highland Park: 9.6 mi
Springs
  • Dead Ox Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Carver Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Willow Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Butler Spring: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 46
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
  • checkpoint: 2.9 mi
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 9.0 mi
  • woody rd: 11.0 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • CSLC Open Space: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Ming County Park: 9.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knob Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breckenridge MountainESE 111°2,298 m22.0 mi
Shirley PeakENE 66°2,164 m24.0 mi
Cooks PeakENE 67°2,114 m24.5 mi
Bohna PeakNE 56°2,066 m24.0 mi
Woodward PeakENE 75°1,992 m21.4 mi
Lightner PeakE 96°1,943 m21.9 mi
Basket PeakENE 71°1,869 m18.5 mi
Red MountainENE 64°1,770 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4119:3720:15
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice07:0216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505459637179858378685649
Precip in1.21.21.10.60.30.00.00.00.00.30.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersfield AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 244349 — Knob Hill, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358787016

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