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The Knob

The Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34812344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
491 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.43147, -73.41594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Abode of the Message: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 2.0 mi
  • Japanese Knotweed: 2.1 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Shatford Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums: 54
Artworks: 49
Attractions: 31
  • concrete bases: 7.1 mi
  • balanced rock: 7.3 mi
  • concrete bases: 7.9 mi
  • stone pillar: 8.0 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 28
Waterfalls: 27
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 1.0 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Widow Whites PeakNE 43°737 m11.0 mi
Jiminy PeakNE 40°726 m10.2 mi
Honwee MountainNE 46°698 m7.8 mi
Rounds MountainNNE 23°685 m10.3 mi
Rounds MountainNNE 23°683 m10.3 mi
Pine MountainNE 48°680 m6.5 mi
Potter MountainNE 41°678 m10.6 mi
Tower MountainNE 43°670 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5220:35
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592604

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