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Onion Knoll

Onion Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Onion Knoll rises to 1,662 m in Oregon. Cougar Peak stands 2,414 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 23 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04377, -120.76191

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Hay Spring: 5.9 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Wooden Trough Spring: 17.4 mi
  • McClendon Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Hunters Spring: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 23.6 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 23.6 mi
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • L: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onion Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cougar PeakNNE 20°2,413.711 m19.4 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE 23°2,367.686 m15.8 mi
Blue MountainNNE 14°2,289 m17.9 mi
Fishhole MountainN 353°2,154 m14.6 mi
Dog MountainNNE 23°2,113.788 m5.6 mi
Horsefly MountainNW 316°1,971.142 m21.2 mi
Gilmore PeakNE 37°1,941 m23.0 mi
Black CapENE 63°1,937 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:2820:0120:43
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2915:5016:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539435259686558473731
Precip in1.11.41.31.61.51.10.90.30.51.21.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1147237 — Onion Knoll, Lake County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357313051

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