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Taylor Knob

Taylor Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Knob rises to 1,192 m in California. Blacks Mountain stands 2,222 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixon Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.03239, -121.27359

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Young Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Burney Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 4.3 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Taylor Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainSSE 166°2,222 m18.3 mi
Patterson MountainSSE 157°2,097 m20.9 mi
Fox MountainNE 37°1,943 m20.3 mi
Widow MountainN 352°1,928 m8.9 mi
Hayden HillE 96°1,924 m21.2 mi
Bald MountainSE 130°1,850 m12.3 mi
Dixie PeakSE 130°1,850 m12.3 mi
Snag HillESE 107°1,846 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3420:0020:42
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2715:5616:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485663696761514134
Precip in3.02.62.71.81.50.70.20.20.41.12.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAT Creek, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268106 — Taylor Knob, Lassen County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800309

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