Upper Squabble
Upper Squabble is a ghost town in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Potato Knob stands 671 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Tree Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 29 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
ghost town in Perry County, Kentucky
How to reach it
- 28.8 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Tree Knob: 1.3 mi
- Bargers Knob: 1.7 mi
- Rice Knob: 7.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 8.3 mi
- Langdon Knob: 8.7 mi
- Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park: 5.6 mi
- Mary Breckinridge Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Beech Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Redbird Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- River Front Park: 12.8 mi
- Flat Lick Falls: 22.5 mi
- McCammon Falls: 23.2 mi
- Turkey Foot Loop Trail Falls: 23.7 mi
- Alcorn Branch Falls: 24.5 mi
- Breathitt County Museum: 20.2 mi
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
- Burchell-Beech Creek WMA: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Squabble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | S 171° | 671 m | 22.6 mi |
| Asher Knob | S 181° | 585 m | 19.8 mi |
| Caney Knob | S 187° | 563 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lucindas Knob | SSE 160° | 562 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | S 189° | 556 m | 17.3 mi |
| Gray Mountain | SSE 156° | 550 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lost Mountain | E 84° | 518 m | 20.0 mi |
| Negro Knob | S 176° | 514 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:40 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckhorn Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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