Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelf In Cave Arch, a natural arch 3.0 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 3.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Radio Tower Overlook · 14 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 14 mi
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- MT Fourtinaer: 3.2 mi
- Loam Hill: 4.9 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Hoosier Knob: 7.4 mi
- Linville Knob: 9.3 mi
- Mt, Vernon school Park: 7.6 mi
- Mt. Vernon Park: 8.0 mi
- Wildcat Offroad: 9.1 mi
- Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Bond Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Shelf In Cave Arch: 3.0 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 3.3 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 13.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 13.7 mi
- Robe Mountain Arch: 14.7 mi
- Joe High Falls: 3.3 mi
- Anglin Falls: 9.1 mi
- McCammon Falls: 14.2 mi
- Flat Lick Falls: 14.3 mi
- 80 Falls: 16.0 mi
- Daniel Boone's Trail: 4.5 mi
- Camp Wildcat Battle Monument: 7.0 mi
- Boone Gap: 12.7 mi
- Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard: 17.9 mi
- Helicopter: 18.0 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 10.0 mi
- Camp AJ: 13.5 mi
- Short Creek: 19.6 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 19.6 mi
- Treetop Adventure: 21.3 mi
- Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory: 15.0 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Dix River Wildlife Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi
- Tip Jar: 14.3 mi
- Dropout Wall: 15.0 mi
- Meatball Boulders: 16.1 mi
- McCow Pausture: 18.6 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 3.5 mi
- Piped: 6.3 mi
- Climax Spring: 6.3 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 7.2 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 7.3 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 21.1 mi
- Our Happy Place: 3.9 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 22.7 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 23.1 mi
- Sustainable Berea: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | NNW 345° | 505 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cutoff Knob | SE 142° | 502 m | 18.8 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SSE 146° | 489 m | 19.4 mi |
| Croley Mountain | NNE 13° | 484 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | N 350° | 482 m | 11.8 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | SE 142° | 473 m | 18.7 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | N 353° | 470 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cable Knob | W 260° | 465 m | 12.8 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 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:42 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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