Cedar Knob
Cedar Knob rises to 390 m in Kentucky. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kashs Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 390 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Haystack Rock · 10 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 10 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 11 mi
- Indian Staircase · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Branch Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Baby Bear Arch: 5.3 mi
- Bear Branch Pillar: 5.4 mi
- Camp Branch Arch: 6.0 mi
- Danger Arch: 6.1 mi
- Bee Branch Rock: 5.7 mi
- Blackburn Rock: 6.7 mi
- Lost Ridge: 7.8 mi
- Dip Wall: 8.0 mi
- Purple Valley: 8.3 mi
- Kashs Knob: 0.5 mi
- Turkey Knob: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 1.8 mi
- Sand Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Big Round Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Ataullah Falls: 11.1 mi
- West Mariba Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
- Bear Dog Falls: 11.2 mi
- Mariba Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
- East Mariba Fork Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lions Club Park: 8.0 mi
- Menifee County Park: 9.3 mi
- Botts Park: 10.2 mi
- Bath County Park: 10.7 mi
- Easy Walker Park: 10.8 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 12.6 mi
- Balanced Rock: 13.8 mi
- Gorge Underground: 15.0 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 17.7 mi
- Red River Gorge Zipline: 18.7 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 10.7 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 16.1 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Downtown Commercial District: 22.3 mi
- Freedom Park (WWI Veterans Memorial): 23.9 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 12.7 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Red River Museum: 10.8 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 19.7 mi
- Bluegrass Heritage Museum: 22.3 mi
- Morehead History & Railroad Museum: 23.8 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Jewell Lane Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Point | WSW 247° | 434 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 249° | 433 m | 9.7 mi |
| Raven Rock | SSW 194° | 421 m | 6.7 mi |
| South Knob | NNE 33° | 419 m | 6.3 mi |
| Grape Knob | WSW 254° | 415 m | 9.5 mi |
| Morris Mountain | WSW 238° | 414 m | 7.2 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | ENE 72° | 410 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kaincaid Mountain | SSW 210° | 403 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358611610
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