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Mount Konocti

Mount Konocti rises to 1,307 m in California. Windy Point stands 1,453 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Mount Konocti is a volcano in Lake County, California on the south shore of Clear Lake. At 4,305 feet (1,312 m), it is the second highest peak in the Clear Lake Volcanic Field, which consists of numerous volcanic domes and cones ranging from 10,000 to 2.1 million years old. Although it is often described as extinct, it is actually classified by the USGS as High Threat Potential. Clear Lake Volcanic Field's alert level is currently classified as Normal.

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Wikidata Q3321907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1307 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97472, -122.76551

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wright Peak: 0.0 mi
  • Howard Peak: 0.3 mi
  • South Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Buckingham Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Clark Peak: 1.7 mi
Parks: 47
  • Mount Konocti County Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kelseyville County Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 5.8 mi
  • Oaks Plaza Park: 5.8 mi
  • Oaks Beach Park: 5.8 mi
Springs: 25
  • Poison Smith Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Allen Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Grizzly Spring: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Lucerne Christian Conference Center: 8.0 mi
  • Lower Lake Stone Jail: 9.4 mi
  • Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center: 17.6 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 18.8 mi
  • J. Rickards Winery: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Temple Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 24.4 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 24.4 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 24.4 mi
  • The Tropical: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Mike Thompson Harbor: 7.1 mi
  • Sheecome Gathering Basket: 9.4 mi
  • Prather Mill Logging Camp: 24.6 mi
  • Vichy Springs: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Dorn beach: 4.6 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Little Beach: 15.5 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mount Konocti. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy PointN 356°1,453 m14.4 mi
Cobb MountainS 173°1,440 m11.6 mi
Pinnacle RockN 0°1,381 m11.9 mi
Little PinnacleN 358°1,368 m12.7 mi
Bartlett MountainN 355°1,365 m13.7 mi
Wright PeakS 186°1,310 m0.0 mi
Howard PeakWSW 254°1,306 m0.3 mi
Pine MountainNNE 18°1,293 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0120:41
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:2716:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444649535967747268595044
Precip in6.26.24.02.01.20.20.00.10.20.92.96.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearlake 4 SE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796132

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