The Big Knob
The Big Knob rises to 1,912 m in Wyoming. Coke Mountain stands 2,712 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sucker Spring, a spring 3.1 miles away. Big Spring Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1912 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 17.5 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Logan Canyon Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bear Lake Overlook · 24 mi
91 named places within 25 miles
- Sucker Spring: 3.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.9 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Big Bend Spring: 6.7 mi
- Rabbit Spring: 7.7 mi
- Red Knoll: 6.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Eli Hill: 9.0 mi
- Rubey Point: 9.4 mi
- Red Knoll: 9.8 mi
- North Beach State Park: 16.3 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 19.1 mi
- Ideal Beach Commons: 20.0 mi
- Garden City Park: 20.8 mi
- Triangle Park: 24.3 mi
- Cisco Beach: 15.5 mi
- Ideal Beach: 19.9 mi
- Bluewater Beach: 20.2 mi
- Windy Point: 10.7 mi
- Skull Point: 23.4 mi
- Bear Lake Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Bear Lake Overlook Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Sage Springs Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Hamsfork Museum: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coke Mountain | NE 40° | 2,712 m | 15.5 mi |
| Granny Peak | ENE 58° | 2,633 m | 23.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 144° | 2,510 m | 14.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | SW 233° | 2,503 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bridger Hill | S 171° | 2,501 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 172° | 2,488 m | 22.6 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,457 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rubey Point | E 94° | 2,446 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 14 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sage 4 NNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595402 — The Big Knob, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504704
Day trips start here
- Fossil Butte National Monument · 11 mi
- Garden City · 21 mi
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