The Knob
The Knob rises to 491 m in New York. Widow Whites Peak stands 737 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond off Chair Factory Road, a spring 1.0 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34812344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 491 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 12.6 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 24.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 15 mi
- Adams Overlook · 19 mi
- The Hopper · 19 mi
- Robinson's Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Perry Peak: 2.0 mi
- Bristol Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Lebanon: 2.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Den: 3.0 mi
- Deane Hill: 4.0 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 2.4 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 3.4 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 6.5 mi
- stone chimney: 10.8 mi
- St. Faustina: 11.2 mi
- Abode of the Message: 1.8 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 2.0 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Osceola Park: 6.7 mi
- Wild Acres Park: 6.8 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 3.9 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 8.3 mi
- Shaker Museum: 8.5 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 8.5 mi
- Arrowhead: 8.6 mi
- Bates Memorial State Park: 2.4 mi
- Hollow Fields Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Richmond Conservation: 2.4 mi
- Pittsfield State Forest: 3.1 mi
- Hand Hollow Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 7.7 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 8.1 mi
- The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time: 11.1 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 11.1 mi
- The Third Station - Jesus Falls the First Time: 11.1 mi
- concrete bases: 7.1 mi
- balanced rock: 7.3 mi
- stone pillar: 8.0 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 9.6 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 10.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.8 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 9.9 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 11.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 18.4 mi
- Buxton Garden: 22.4 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 9.8 mi
- Wynants Kill Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 16.3 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 17.2 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Clover Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 13.4 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 19.7 mi
- Waterfront: 19.9 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 22.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 24.1 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 1.0 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 23.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.4 mi
- Questing: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Whites Peak | NE 43° | 737 m | 11.0 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | NE 40° | 726 m | 10.2 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | NE 46° | 698 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | NNE 23° | 683 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NE 48° | 680 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potter Mountain | NE 41° | 678 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NE 43° | 670 m | 6.3 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NE 46° | 668 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592604
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 2 mi
- Lenox · 8 mi
- Hancock · 9 mi
- Pittsfield · 9 mi
- Lanesborough · 11 mi
- Stockbridge · 11 mi
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