Timber Knob
Timber Knob rises to 3,021 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chetwood Cabin, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49083791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,021 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 18 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
- Lembert Dome · 20 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Post Peak: 3.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sadler Peak: 3.8 mi
- Isberg Peak: 4.5 mi
- Triple Divide Peak: 4.8 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 11.6 mi
- Florence Falls: 11.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 12.1 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 12.4 mi
- Mill City Mine: 16.9 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Assay Office: 17.1 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 10.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 11.8 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.5 mi
- Hartley Springs: 18.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 20.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 12.1 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 17.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 18.3 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 18.8 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 18.9 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 17.1 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 17.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 18.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 18.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 19.2 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 16.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 17.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 17.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 18.5 mi
- Trails End Park: 19.5 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 21.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 22.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 12.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 10.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Bennettville: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Timber Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NE 39° | 4,007 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Lyell | N 9° | 3,993 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | NNE 14° | 3,956 m | 9.7 mi |
| Banner Peak | NE 38° | 3,940 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Maclure | N 6° | 3,933 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Florence | N 355° | 3,823 m | 10.5 mi |
| Electra Peak | NNE 15° | 3,792 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Davis | NNE 27° | 3,740 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795543
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 17 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 18 mi
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