- Elevation, modelled
- 358 m
- Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
- Rotten Point434 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Red River Gorge Scenic Byway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:01local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8046, -83.6606
Fort Ancient Helmet Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a modelled 358 m. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Head Pillar, a natural arch less than a tenth of a mile away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Fort Ancient Helmet Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Point | WNW 297° | 434 m | 16.2 mi |
| State Rock | WSW 256° | 433 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 296° | 433 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sparks Mountain | WSW 247° | 422 m | 15.8 mi |
| Raven Rock | WNW 300° | 421 m | 8.7 mi |
| South Knob | N 351° | 419 m | 16.3 mi |
| Morris Mountain | WNW 300° | 414 m | 13.9 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | NNE 17° | 410 m | 14.7 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic BywayNational
- 17.2 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gray's Arch · 1 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 2 mi
- Hansen's Point · 2 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Head Pillar: 0.0 mi
- Lullaby Arch: 0.8 mi
- Papa Bear Arch: 0.9 mi
- Gray's Arch: 0.9 mi
- Big Hole Arch: 0.9 mi
- Left Flank: 0.9 mi
- Military Wall: 0.9 mi
- Tunnel Wall: 1.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 2.2 mi
- Raven Rock: 2.2 mi
- Dunkan Branch Hill: 2.2 mi
- Raven Rock: 2.2 mi
- Slade Hill: 2.3 mi
- Battleship Rock: 2.3 mi
- Haystack Rock: 2.4 mi
- Upper Chimney Top Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Arch Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cold Falls: 1.9 mi
- Swirly Falls: 2.2 mi
- Silvermine Falls: 2.4 mi
- Downtown Park: 7.8 mi
- Menifee County Park: 10.3 mi
- Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Lions Club Park: 11.3 mi
- Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 11.5 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 2.2 mi
- Balanced Rock: 2.4 mi
- Gorge Underground: 3.1 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 5.9 mi
- Red River Gorge Zipline: 6.9 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 7.8 mi
- Red River Museum: 14.7 mi
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Breathitt County Museum: 23.0 mi
- Morgan Co Historical Society: 23.3 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 18.7 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 14.2 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 21.9 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 2.5 mi
- West Liberty Dough Boy: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:39 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 12 mi away.
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