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Battle Axe Tower

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Elevation, modelled
154 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Williams Hill325 m · 12.7 mi
Nearest byway
River Road Scenic Byway218.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
37.5064, -88.6864
Battle Axe Tower, seen from above at true elevation

Battle Axe Tower is a cliff in Illinois, at a modelled 154 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Spleef Peak, a cliff 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 218 miles off. 221 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillENE 66°325 m12.7 mi
Horton HillENE 59°297 m15.9 mi
Wamble MountainENE 60°287 m14.6 mi
Cave HillNE 50°284 m19.1 mi
High KnobENE 72°279 m20.7 mi
Potato HillENE 71°270 m11.6 mi
Garden Of the GodsENE 68°262 m17.8 mi
Benham HillE 90°252 m11.4 mi

221 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Cliffs: 32
Historic sites: 16
Waterfalls: 15
Natural arches: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0716:0016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343948586674777670594738
Precip in3.83.64.75.05.24.14.43.73.83.84.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon Springs Agric CTR, 5 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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