Dikson Mountain
Dikson Mountain rises to 493 m in Kentucky. The Doubles stands 1,247 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixon Knob, a peak 3.9 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 11 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 493 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 18.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Cliffs Overlook · 18 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 26 mi
106 named places within 25 miles
- Dixon Knob: 3.9 mi
- Halls Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Apple Rock: 6.9 mi
- Trace Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Peters Peak: 12.8 mi
- Carr Creek State Park: 4.7 mi
- Carr Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Cornettsville Park: 6.5 mi
- River Park: 10.0 mi
- Hindman Park: 10.8 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 14.0 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 14.2 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 23.5 mi
- June Tolliver House: 23.7 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 23.7 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 18.0 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 18.3 mi
- Wise County: 19.3 mi
- Pound Gap: 19.4 mi
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 19.4 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 9.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dikson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Doubles | SSE 162° | 1,247 m | 18.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSE 165° | 1,123 m | 20.0 mi |
| MCD 173 | SSW 194° | 1,096 m | 21.2 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,063 m | 23.0 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | SE 139° | 1,044 m | 23.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,032 m | 14.6 mi |
| Joe Knob | SSW 200° | 1,010 m | 17.5 mi |
| Halls Butt | SE 135° | 944 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline 1 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358617036
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