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Red Knoll

Red Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Red Knoll rises to 1,872 m in Nevada. Becky Peak stands 3,040 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Peak, a peak 5.5 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49067520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,872 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.22715, -114.43696

49 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
  • Dolly Varden Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Perkins Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Kinsley Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Flat Spring: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 19
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Becky PeakSSW3,040 m19.7 mi
Goshute PeakNNE2,916 m20.2 mi
Baldy PeakS2,856 m18.3 mi
High PeakW2,856 m24.6 mi
Mount PisgahNNE2,740 m16.2 mi
Bald PeakNW2,476 m7.9 mi
Sugar Loaf PeakENE2,431 m11.3 mi
White Horse MountainENE2,386 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1418:50
June solstice05:0919:3120:12
September equinox06:2618:0118:37
December solstice06:5815:3216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273139445363717060483627
Precip in0.70.60.91.11.00.60.70.50.70.80.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lages, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 854588 — Red Knoll, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357554935

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