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The Knob

The Knob, seen from above at true elevation

The Knob rises to 521 m in Vermont. Jay Peak stands 1,177 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hadley Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.72810, -72.51678

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Craftsbury Common Park: 8.4 mi
  • Alumni Rugby Field: 9.5 mi
  • College Garden and Playground: 9.5 mi
  • Sculpture Park: 9.6 mi
  • Mineart Athletics Fields: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 13
  • Craftsbury Historical Socity: 8.3 mi
  • Noyes House Museum: 12.2 mi
  • President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Glover Historical Society Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Cambridge Historical Society: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Journey's End: 9.7 mi
  • Hutchins Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
  • Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 11.2 mi
  • Circus Smirkus World Headquarters: 11.5 mi
  • Poland Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Sloping Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Cadys falls: 11.4 mi
  • Gorge: 16.5 mi
  • Moss Glen Falls: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 12.9 mi
  • ROL Camp Beach: 14.2 mi
  • North Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 23.7 mi
  • South Beach: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Runaway Pond: 16.4 mi
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 12.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Dishpan: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jay PeakN 358°1,177 m13.6 mi
Big JayN 355°1,115 m13.0 mi
Belvidere MountainNNW 332°1,018 m3.5 mi
Cold Hollow MountainWNW 296°1,015 m9.4 mi
Little JayN 354°928 m12.4 mi
Haystack MountainN 351°922 m6.8 mi
Gilpin MountainN 5°919 m12.5 mi
Tillotson PeakNNW 343°912 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0519:5520:40
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2515:2416:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151827405462666558463322

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden 2 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554648

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