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High Rock

High Rock, seen from above at true elevation

High Rock is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 162 m. Mount Airie stands 266 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Knott Hill, a peak 4.2 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 10 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
162 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51227, -87.01445

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Otwell Holiness Camp: 6.5 mi
  • St. Mary's Playground: 6.6 mi
  • Ireland Park: 7.0 mi
  • Buehler Park: 8.0 mi
  • State Police Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 20
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 22.1 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pluto Spring: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AirieENE 78°266 m20.9 mi
Sampson HillNE 54°247 m15.0 mi
Luke KnobENE 65°243 m23.8 mi
Goss HillE 90°223 m13.8 mi
Buck KnobNNE 33°221 m18.3 mi
Schoolhouse HillENE 58°213 m14.0 mi
Bear HillNE 38°210 m23.1 mi
Knob HillNNE 23°198 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2520:00
June solstice06:2520:3721:16
September equinox07:3619:1219:47
December solstice08:0316:4917:31

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574777669574636
Precip in3.73.14.55.26.14.94.33.03.73.54.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoals 8 S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358656201

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