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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
1528 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: 5
Museums: 3
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Siskiyou Arts Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Sisson Museum: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • 1727 Class M6: 13.9 mi
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 23.3 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

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 ButteNNW 334°2,553.3 m17.1 mi
Gray ButteNNW 331°2,471.3 m16.7 mi
Red HillNNW 328°2,090 m15.9 mi
Douglas ButteNNW 327°2,001.622 m15.3 mi
Black Fox MountainNNE 28°1,976 m16.2 mi
Mushroom RockENE 76°1,897 m9.7 mi
Grizzly PeakE 82°1,892 m2.9 mi
Marmot RidgeNW 326°1,874.52 m16.0 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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