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Cottonpatch Hill

Cottonpatch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonpatch Hill rises to 195 m in Kentucky. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosebud Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.44588, -87.98197

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rosebud Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Bob Lee Phillips Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Snead Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Arflack Hill: 1.5 mi
  • McGraw Hill: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 43
Parks: 25
  • Riverview Park: 6.2 mi
  • Sturgis City Park: 7.2 mi
  • Marion Crittenden County Park: 8.6 mi
  • Westerfield Park: 12.7 mi
  • Morganfield Park: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 7.9 mi
  • Panther Cascade: 10.3 mi
  • Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 10.3 mi
  • Panther Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Ripple Canyon Falls: 18.1 mi
Museums: 4
  • Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 9.3 mi
  • John Marshall House Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Fluorspar Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Adsmore Museum: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lakeview: 19.8 mi
  • High Knob: 21.8 mi
  • Picnic/Park: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Decker Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Negro Spring: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Alien Arch: 23.9 mi
  • Purse Strap Arch: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cave in Rock: 9.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Cottonpatch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson HillSSW 210°254 m10.7 mi
Obie MoundWNW 293°226 m4.4 mi
Pilot KnobS 190°214 m10.0 mi
Crider HillSSW 204°212 m2.4 mi
Pickens HillS 185°212 m6.1 mi
Bob Lee Phillips HillSSE 163°208 m0.7 mi
Schoolhouse KnobSSE 169°205 m5.4 mi
Corley HillS 177°205 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4018:1618:51
December solstice07:0415:5716:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576776797871594738
Precip in2.73.84.75.15.04.64.82.63.33.53.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358585976

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