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Oak Knob

Oak Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Oak Knob rises to 1,528 m in California. Red Butte stands 2,553 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Butte, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49057984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,528 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.13905, -122.03444

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Brushy Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Skunk Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Grizzly Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Dutchman Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Tamarack Mountain: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 6.4 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
  • Riverside Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
Springs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Smithy: 3.8 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 3.9 mi
  • Battle Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 17.6 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 20.2 mi
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Siskiyou Arts Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Sisson Museum: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 18.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red ButteNNW2,553 m17.1 mi
Gray ButteNNW2,471 m16.7 mi
Douglas ButteNNW2,002 m15.3 mi
Black Fox MountainNNE1,976 m16.2 mi
Mushroom RockENE1,897 m9.7 mi
Grizzly PeakE1,892 m2.9 mi
Marmot RidgeNW1,875 m16.0 mi
Little Black Fox MountainNNE1,869 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:21
June solstice05:3620:0320:45
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3115:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264289 — Oak Knob, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798960

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