Piatt Park Gorge & Cave Area
Piatt Park Gorge & Cave Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Riggs Knob stands 435 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Piatt Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monroe County Park District
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiedaisch Point · 11 mi
- Suicide Hill · 27 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
- Monroe County Fairgrounds: 3.1 mi
- Monroe Lake State Wildlife Area: 6.9 mi
- Lamping Homestead Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Hydro Park: 12.1 mi
- Lewis Wetzel Park: 12.1 mi
- Mulberry Knob: 5.8 mi
- Kanzigg Hill: 10.8 mi
- Boston Hill: 11.6 mi
- Duffy Hill: 12.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 13.0 mi
- Rothenbuhler Woods Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 8.0 mi
- Clarington 254 Park: 8.9 mi
- Kiedaisch Point Park: 10.7 mi
- Sunfish Creek State Forest: 11.8 mi
- Belmont County Museum: 17.3 mi
- Delf Norona Museum: 19.5 mi
- Fostoria Glass Museum: 19.5 mi
- National Imperial Glass Museum: 23.8 mi
- Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum: 24.6 mi
- Upper Piatt Falls: 0.2 mi
- Lower Piatt Falls: 0.2 mi
- Raven Rocks Falls: 8.0 mi
- Belmont - I-70 East Bound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Belmont - I-70 West Bound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Glenn Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Kelsey: 15.7 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Horsemans Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Piatt Park Gorge & Cave Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs Knob | ENE 69° | 435 m | 16.7 mi |
| Owlshead | SSE 168° | 434 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Jacobs | SE 126° | 421 m | 15.6 mi |
| Chapel Hill | N 10° | 415 m | 17.3 mi |
| Galloway Knob | NNE 14° | 414 m | 17.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 11° | 414 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 155° | 409 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kanzigg Hill | NE 51° | 398 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal Locks & DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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