Buttonmold Knob
Buttonmold Knob rises to 243 m in Kentucky. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagonbed Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. River Road passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 243 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the River Road
- 14.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 13.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
Named places within 25 miles
- Wagonbed Knob: 1.2 mi
- Brooks Hill: 1.6 mi
- Holsclaw Hill: 2.1 mi
- The Lost Knob: 3.0 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 3.2 mi
- Blue Lick Park: 1.8 mi
- Wills Park: 2.1 mi
- South Park Country Club: 2.6 mi
- Fairdale Village Green: 3.5 mi
- Nelson Hornbeck Park: 3.5 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 8.1 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 8.9 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 10.1 mi
- Engineering Art: 10.1 mi
- Hunters: 10.2 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 9.0 mi
- Guanaco Area: 9.2 mi
- Puma Area: 9.2 mi
- Lynx Area: 9.2 mi
- Bald Eagle Area: 9.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Vietnam War memorial: 8.5 mi
- Iwo Jima memorial: 8.6 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 9.8 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 6.8 mi
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 8.9 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 9.8 mi
- James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 10.2 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 10.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 2.0 mi
- Horine Reservation: 2.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 11.0 mi
- Shelby Trails Park: 23.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 11.6 mi
- Blunk Point: 12.2 mi
- Vault Point: 12.2 mi
- The Narrows: 18.7 mi
- Potlick Point: 18.7 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 8.9 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Scribner Garden: 15.8 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 19.3 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 12.4 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 23.5 mi
- Grable Spring: 24.6 mi
- Miles Spring: 24.6 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 8.7 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 8.7 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 8.8 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 7.5 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 7.5 mi
- Springville: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Buttonmold Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | NW 315° | 302 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 201° | 295 m | 11.1 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 233° | 275 m | 19.7 mi |
| Brooks Hill | WSW 252° | 269 m | 1.6 mi |
| Lost Knob | NNW 337° | 263 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | W 275° | 261 m | 3.2 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | W 277° | 261 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | WSW 255° | 260 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:46 | 17:27 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville WFO, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 488525 — Buttonmold Knob, Bullitt County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358583491
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 6 mi
- Mount Washington · 9 mi
- Jeffersontown · 12 mi
- Louisville · 13 mi
- Saint Matthews · 13 mi
- Clarksville · 16 mi
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