The Knobit
The Knobit rises to 411 m in New York. Honwee Mountain stands 698 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34812379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 411 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 28.8 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 18 mi
- Vista · 24 mi
- Adams Overlook · 25 mi
- The Hopper · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mercer Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Beebe Hill: 3.4 mi
- Fog Hill: 3.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Den: 3.5 mi
- Bristol Hill: 3.8 mi
- Beebe Hill State Forest: 3.3 mi
- Ooms Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Harris Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Freund Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Hand Hollow Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Spencertown Public Park: 4.6 mi
- Crellin Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Village School Playground: 7.4 mi
- Abode of the Message: 7.5 mi
- Japanese Knotweed: 7.7 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 8.1 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 8.8 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 9.3 mi
- John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Fisher Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Shaker Museum: 5.4 mi
- Austerlitz Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Circle Museum: 8.1 mi
- Gallery: 8.1 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 9.1 mi
- Valatie Santa Claus: 9.4 mi
- Martin Van Buren Statue: 9.9 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 10.1 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 11.8 mi
- The Third Station - Jesus Falls the First Time: 11.8 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 12.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 15.2 mi
- falls: 15.6 mi
- Wynants Kill Falls: 17.2 mi
- concrete bases: 10.7 mi
- balanced rock: 10.9 mi
- concrete bases: 11.3 mi
- stone pillar: 11.4 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 11.9 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 10.4 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 11.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.0 mi
- Flower Garden: 12.0 mi
- Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 5.2 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 16.7 mi
- Waterfront: 22.4 mi
- East Beach: 22.6 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 22.8 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Clover Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 12.8 mi
- High Rocks: 16.5 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.5 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 24.7 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Questing: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of The Knobit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honwee Mountain | NE 49° | 698 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NE 51° | 680 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NE 48° | 670 m | 11.9 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NE 49° | 668 m | 12.7 mi |
| Berry Hill | NE 47° | 666 m | 12.9 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NE 52° | 660 m | 11.1 mi |
| Yokun Seat | E 83° | 645 m | 10.2 mi |
| Perry Peak | ENE 68° | 631 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967278 — The Knobit, Columbia County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592613
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 8 mi
- Kinderhook · 9 mi
- Lenox · 11 mi
- Stockbridge · 12 mi
- Hancock · 14 mi
- Lee · 14 mi
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