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Silver Knob

Silver Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Knob rises to 1,631 m in California. Mount Bruce stands 2,964 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1631 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.43253, -119.68295

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 35
Parks: 18
Springs: 16
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 7.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Silver Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BruceNE 42°2,964 m15.4 mi
Buena Vista PeakNE 39°2,956 m14.4 mi
Iron MountainENE 72°2,794 m11.1 mi
Quartz MountainENE 65°2,757 m14.2 mi
Mount RaymondNE 55°2,650 m9.1 mi
White Chief MountainENE 65°2,637 m9.0 mi
Little Shuteye PeakESE 103°2,546 m11.9 mi
Shuteye PeakESE 112°2,536 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3919:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1016:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266193 — Silver Knob, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799666

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