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The Knob

The Knob, seen from above at true elevation

The Knob rises to 1,565 m in Oregon. Mount Emily stands 1,859 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Grande Tour passes 8.9 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1565 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.51041, -118.18217

Overlooks nearby

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks: 17
  • Pioneer Monument: 10.4 mi
  • Hilgard Junction State Park: 11.9 mi
  • Benton Park: 12.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 12.6 mi
  • Ganglof Park: 12.6 mi
Springs: 12
  • North Flat Spring: 4.0 mi
  • acajawea Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Patúšway Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Shamrock Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Wild Women Spring: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Grande Ronde RIver Dam: 12.5 mi
  • Union Pacific La Grande Engine Shops: 13.0 mi
  • Old La Grande Highschool marker: 13.6 mi
  • Wagon: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Oregon Trail Interpretive Park: 10.1 mi
  • Springs Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Oregon Trail Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Union County Fairgrounds: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • La Grande Community Garden: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EmilySE 139°1,859 m6.7 mi
Line BluffESE 107°1,836 m23.8 mi
Morris HillS 171°1,727 m24.1 mi
Mount MoriahE 94°1,704.137 m23.2 mi
Thimbleberry MountainNNE 19°1,697 m3.5 mi
Spout SpringsNNE 23°1,677 m17.8 mi
Green MountainSSE 160°1,662 m2.4 mi
Black MountainNNW 334°1,660 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2619:05
June solstice05:0520:0020:46
September equinox06:4018:1318:52
December solstice07:3115:2316:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135414854605952433528
Precip in4.53.64.13.93.62.20.60.81.22.94.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meacham, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1151023 — The Knob, Umatilla County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357316633

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