The Knob
The Knob rises to 804 m in New York. Thomas Cole Mountain stands 1,205 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashland Pinnacle, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
The Knob is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains north-northeast of Ashland. Ashland Pinnacle is located north, and Huntersfield Mountain is located northwest of The Knob. The mountain has an elevation of 2,638 feet (804 meters).
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Wikidata Q34812353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 804 m
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ashland Pinnacle: 0.7 mi
- South Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Huntersfield Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bump Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Richmond Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Partridge Road Unit: 1.5 mi
- Blodgett Road Unit: 1.6 mi
- South Mountain Extension Unit: 1.8 mi
- West Hollow Unit: 2.0 mi
- Huntersfield State Forest: 2.5 mi
- Red Falls: 4.7 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 7.1 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 9.9 mi
- Creamery Falls: 11.3 mi
- Ashland Park: 3.3 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 8.4 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 9.6 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 5.5 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 7.8 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 7.8 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 14.3 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 14.5 mi
- Pratt Museum: 6.5 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 6.5 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 7.9 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 9.9 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 10.4 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 14.3 mi
- Vromans Nose: 16.9 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 17.5 mi
- The Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Pratt Rock: 6.2 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 17.3 mi
- Rail Explorers: 18.4 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 20.6 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 11.0 mi
- Winnisook: 18.1 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 18.3 mi
- The Great Knot: 23.7 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 24.4 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 7.8 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 13.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 23.3 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 14.7 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 17.3 mi
- Veterans Garden: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cole Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,204.87 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | S 170° | 1,123.493 m | 10.2 mi |
| East Rusk | SSE 165° | 1,105.814 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | SW 236° | 1,098 m | 10.0 mi |
| Camel's Hump | ESE 122° | 1,095.4 m | 9.8 mi |
| Vly Mountain | SW 224° | 1,079.3 m | 9.8 mi |
| Windham High Peak | ESE 104° | 1,077 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,076 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592601
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