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Mammoth Cave

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Elevation
225 m
Tallest summit within 23.0 miles
Frenchman Knob353 m · 17.0 mi
Nearest byway
Duncan Hines Scenic Road0.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:09local time
Coordinates
37.1862, -86.1000
Mammoth Cave from directly overhead

Mammoth Cave is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a recorded 225 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Engine No. 4, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 0.5 miles off.

Elevation
225 m
Operated by
National Park Service

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Mammoth Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frenchman KnobNE 47°353 m17.0 mi
Maxey KnobENE 76°327 m22.6 mi
Grindstone KnobENE 60°324 m20.7 mi
Knox KnobENE 63°318 m21.2 mi
Buck KnobESE 111°312 m19.7 mi
Three Kiln KnobENE 62°309 m19.7 mi
Wootens KnobE 90°305 m12.7 mi
Loves KnobESE 122°298 m21.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2519:3020:09
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5515:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

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