Camp Wildcat Battle Monument
Camp Wildcat Battle Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 386 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
park in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49476718, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 386 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Radio Tower Overlook · 20 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 20 mi
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Hoosier Knob: 0.5 mi
- MT Fourtinaer: 6.5 mi
- Halsey Rough: 9.7 mi
- Loam Hill: 11.0 mi
- Wildcat Offroad: 2.3 mi
- Pittsburgh Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Mt, Vernon school Park: 10.0 mi
- Mt. Vernon Park: 10.0 mi
- Whitley Branch Veterans Park: 12.1 mi
- Joe High Falls: 6.7 mi
- 80 Falls: 9.5 mi
- Pine Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Double Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lick Branch Falls: 16.0 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 6.2 mi
- Shelf In Cave Arch: 6.4 mi
- Double Small Arches: 13.3 mi
- Double Small Arches: 13.3 mi
- Charlottes Web Arch: 17.8 mi
- Daniel Boone's Trail: 3.0 mi
- Boone Gap: 19.2 mi
- Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard: 21.5 mi
- Helicopter: 21.6 mi
- Corbin Historic Train Restoration: 22.7 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 3.1 mi
- Short Creek: 15.0 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 15.0 mi
- Treetop Adventure: 15.1 mi
- Camp AJ: 18.6 mi
- Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory: 19.8 mi
- Dix River Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 11.2 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 14.9 mi
- Sander's Cafe and Museum: 21.9 mi
- Tip Jar: 19.3 mi
- Dropout Wall: 19.6 mi
- Meatball Boulders: 20.7 mi
- McCow Pausture: 23.4 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 5.5 mi
- Piped: 13.1 mi
- Climax Spring: 13.1 mi
- Sustainable Berea: 21.8 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 22.6 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 22.6 mi
- Our Happy Place: 8.2 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 16.1 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 16.5 mi
- Minnow Beach: 22.4 mi
- Colonel Sanders: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Camp Wildcat Battle Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 351° | 505 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cutoff Knob | SE 124° | 502 m | 14.0 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SE 130° | 489 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | N 354° | 482 m | 18.7 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | SE 125° | 473 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cable Knob | WNW 291° | 465 m | 13.4 mi |
| Frazier Knob | SE 141° | 465 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sand Knob | WNW 291° | 462 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358611451
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