Sunflower Knob
Sunflower Knob rises to 2,246 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49080088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2246 m
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Buckhorn Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
69 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bearcamp Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Emerson Peak: 4.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Black Cone: 5.3 mi
- Eagleville Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
- Pick and Shovel Spring No. 2: 16.1 mi
- Poulsen Spring: 16.3 mi
- Pick and Shovel Springs No. 1: 16.5 mi
- Bregar Spring: 16.6 mi
- Silver Creek Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 13.6 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
- Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 18.2 mi
- Madeline Plains Waterfowl Management Area: 22.1 mi
- Alturas Park: 24.5 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunflower Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNE 20° | 3,016 m | 5.5 mi |
| Warren Peak | N 4° | 2,950 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | NNE 15° | 2,768 m | 9.7 mi |
| Emerson Peak | ENE 62° | 2,724 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cole Peak | NE 37° | 2,723 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hat Mountain | SE 126° | 2,665 m | 7.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,625 m | 5.5 mi |
| Milk Peak | N 4° | 2,623 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jess Valley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800154
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