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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 253 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Klawitter Lake Lemon Woods, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26949, -86.38749

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gallahue Valley Camp: 2.9 mi
  • Park Ridge East Park: 8.4 mi
  • Park Ridge Park: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Cascades Park: 9.2 mi
  • Morgantown Park: 9.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 36
Artworks: 23
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 9.7 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 9.8 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 15.2 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 15.4 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 13.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillSE 128°322 m11.5 mi
Bearwallow HillE 98°313 m9.2 mi
Taylor HillESE 108°309 m19.8 mi
Hohen PointSE 135°307.8 m12.3 mi
Hesitation PointSE 131°306 m10.6 mi
Patterson HillESE 110°299 m19.6 mi
Dowell HillESE 106°294 m19.5 mi
Cooks HillNE 43°292 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2219:58
June solstice06:2020:3621:16
September equinox07:3419:0919:44
December solstice08:0216:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536372757467554334
Precip in3.82.93.75.25.45.44.63.43.83.83.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Indiana Univ, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 430448 — Bald Knob, Monroe County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358648543

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