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Fox Den Hill

Fox Den Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Den Hill rises to 264 m in Kentucky. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Cave Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 209 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
264 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47172, -86.00247

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
  • Rider's Mill Natural Area Information Center: 4.2 mi
  • Rider's Mill Natural Area: 4.2 mi
  • Taylors Bend Park: 9.0 mi
  • Glendale Park: 10.4 mi
  • Clarkson City Park: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Site of the Boundary Oak: 15.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 15.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 15.2 mi
  • Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 20.5 mi
  • Railroad Engine No. 4: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 8
  • Hart County Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
  • The Lincoln Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 17.2 mi
  • Hardin County Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Blue Hole Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Round Stone Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Sinking Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Rise of Rough Spring: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Mammoth Cave: 20.4 mi
  • Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Boy Lincoln: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Brush Creek Church Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Fox Den Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frenchman KnobSE 139°353 m10.7 mi
Maxey KnobSE 131°327 m21.7 mi
Grindstone KnobSE 127°324 m15.8 mi
Knox KnobSE 127°318 m16.9 mi
Three Kiln KnobSE 131°309 m15.9 mi
Wootens KnobSSE 160°305 m21.1 mi
Blueball HillN 353°304 m18.5 mi
Akin KnobESE 113°296 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2419:3020:09
September equinox06:3318:0818:43
December solstice06:5615:4916:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546472767468564437
Precip in4.04.55.14.95.74.84.33.33.63.63.75.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millerstown 4E, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358589130

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