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Mount Knight

Mount Knight, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Knight rises to 1,458 m in California. Burst Rock stands 2,781 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 3.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1458 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16714, -120.23964

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
Springs: 37
  • Indian Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Ruby Hill Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Million Dollar Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Oak Leaf Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Stoddard Spring: 8.0 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Oak Leaf: 6.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 19.5 mi
  • Remote Camp: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beach 1: 13.5 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Beach 2: 13.6 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 10.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Mount Knight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burst RockE 83°2,781 m20.0 mi
Pinecrest PeakENE 77°2,574 m17.4 mi
Bell MountainE 94°2,425 m17.3 mi
Bull Run RockENE 69°2,393 m17.2 mi
Bourland MountainESE 104°2,346 m17.0 mi
Liberty HillNNE 28°2,302 m15.8 mi
Dome RockNE 50°2,235 m18.6 mi
Pikes PeakENE 66°2,205 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4920:28
September equinox06:4918:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803040

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