Bolton Knob
Bolton Knob rises to 229 m in Kentucky. Dawson Knob stands 295 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Stark Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Old Kentucky Turnpike passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 14.8 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 187.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the River Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 18 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stark Knob: 0.6 mi
- Orms Knob: 0.7 mi
- Keith Knob: 4.5 mi
- Indian Knob: 5.1 mi
- Dawson Knob: 5.2 mi
- Lebanon Junction Park: 1.4 mi
- Lebanon Junction Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- 1st Street Park: 9.5 mi
- Frank E. Simon Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Heard Park: 9.8 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 7.6 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 7.7 mi
- Caboose Car: 14.7 mi
- Bourbon Heritage Center: 16.1 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home: 16.4 mi
- Kentucky September 11th Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Stith: 11.6 mi
- The Cannonball: 12.4 mi
- Sympson Lake: 13.4 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 14.3 mi
- James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 7.7 mi
- Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 11.7 mi
- Hardin County Museum: 12.4 mi
- Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 12.4 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 12.5 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 15.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 15.5 mi
- Horine Reservation: 15.6 mi
- Potlick Point: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 6.9 mi
- The Narrows: 18.1 mi
- Blunk Point: 21.9 mi
- Vault Point: 22.1 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 17.8 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 19.2 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 23.1 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 23.4 mi
- Ten Deere: 24.4 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 10.1 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 16.1 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 20.2 mi
- Sinking Spring: 22.2 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 20.1 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 20.1 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 23.8 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 10.1 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 23.4 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 19.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Bolton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Knob | NNW 338° | 295 m | 5.2 mi |
| Watson Knob | SE 132° | 295 m | 16.2 mi |
| Blue Gap Knob | SE 138° | 290 m | 15.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 284° | 275 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | SE 130° | 270 m | 14.0 mi |
| Potato Hill Knob | SE 132° | 269 m | 12.5 mi |
| Brooks Hill | N 2° | 269 m | 14.7 mi |
| Brown Knob | SE 138° | 266 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:30 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernheim Forest, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 487645 — Bolton Knob, Bullitt County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358582523
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 10 mi
- Bardstown · 16 mi
- Mount Washington · 17 mi
- Jeffersontown · 26 mi
- Louisville · 28 mi
- Saint Matthews · 28 mi
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