Green River Knob
Green River Knob rises to 531 m in Kentucky. Sand Knob stands 478 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dye Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Green River Knob is the tallest point in the Knobs region of Kentucky, United States, with an elevation of 1,789 feet. It is also the highest point in Kentucky outside the Eastern Coalfield. It is located at the border of Casey and Pulaski Counties. Green River Knob can be seen from a long distance, with Pilot Knob in Powell County and Indian Fort Mountain near Berea, Kentucky providing the best views.
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Wikidata Q5603134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 29.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dye Knob: 1.5 mi
- Carter Knob: 1.9 mi
- Tarter Knob: 2.5 mi
- Henson Knob: 2.7 mi
- Siever Knob: 3.2 mi
- Zollicoffer Park: 8.9 mi
- Pulaski County Park: 10.1 mi
- Science Hill Baseball Park: 11.9 mi
- Gateway Park: 12.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument: 8.9 mi
- Confederate Mass Grave Monument: 8.9 mi
- P.O.W. M.I.A. Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Town Spring: 13.9 mi
- Tommy Jones Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Shinbone Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.8 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Little Bottom Cliff: 24.2 mi
- Buffalo Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Lily Bend Falls: 15.5 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Little Lily Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Lily Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Lily Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Downtown Somerset Welcome: 13.7 mi
- Tank: 13.8 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 22.8 mi
- Short Creek: 22.8 mi
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 13.9 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 14.2 mi
- American Flag Mural: 14.9 mi
- Mill Spring: 15.6 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 24.0 mi
- Stop: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Green River Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Knob | NNE 18° | 478 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dye Knob | NE 52° | 466 m | 1.5 mi |
| Cedar Knob | ENE 58° | 466 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 33° | 464 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rich Hill Knob | N 10° | 447 m | 7.5 mi |
| Salyer Knob | NNE 28° | 446 m | 10.2 mi |
| Spaw Knob | NNE 21° | 440 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bethel Knob | NE 44° | 440 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:25 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset 2 N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358590600
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