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Rickert Cliffs

Rickert Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Rickert Cliffs is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Hayes Hill stands 282 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Greybill Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94728, -86.57943

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Parks: 29
  • Camp Koch: 6.8 mi
  • Joe Schaeffer Park: 8.8 mi
  • Saddle Lake Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hagedorn Park: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
Museums: 5
  • Perry County Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 21.4 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 21.4 mi
  • Fordsville railroad museum: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayes HillENE 68°282 m22.5 mi
Hogback HillE 98°280 m16.4 mi
Windell HillENE 58°272 m24.8 mi
Mount TomENE 67°265 m23.5 mi
Telephone KnobSSW 195°258.7 m17.9 mi
Shireman HillENE 66°257 m20.0 mi
Sinking Creek HillESE 122°253 m17.0 mi
Greenbrier KnobNE 41°251 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:2519:3420:13
September equinox06:3518:1018:45
December solstice06:5915:5016:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846576674787771604839
Precip in3.33.54.85.05.54.94.12.83.23.73.74.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358679176

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