Skip to content

Knobcone Butte

Knobcone Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Knobcone Butte rises to 1,546 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49042182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,546 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59794, -121.07970

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 9
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 23.7 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 23.7 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 23.7 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 23.7 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Canby's Cross: 24.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 24.3 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 3.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Knobcone Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakW2,398 m22.1 mi
Red Shale ButteW2,381 m23.0 mi
Glass MountainW2,316 m21.9 mi
Black MountainWSW2,125 m21.2 mi
Grouse MountainSSE2,111 m22.2 mi
Indian ButteW2,037 m22.3 mi
Schaffer MountainSSE1,988 m18.3 mi
Horsehead MountainSSE1,988 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:17
June solstice05:3120:0120:43
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2915:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768803

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Knobcone Butte.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens