Hickory Knob
Hickory Knob rises to 349 m in Kentucky. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 349 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Haystack Rock · 12 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 12 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 12 mi
- Indian Staircase · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Branch Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Baby Bear Arch: 6.9 mi
- Bear Branch Pillar: 7.0 mi
- Camp Branch Arch: 7.7 mi
- Danger Arch: 7.7 mi
- Bee Branch Rock: 7.4 mi
- Blackburn Rock: 8.4 mi
- Lost Ridge: 9.0 mi
- Dip Wall: 9.4 mi
- Purple Valley: 9.5 mi
- Turkey Knob: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.8 mi
- Kashs Knob: 2.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 3.7 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Botts Park: 8.9 mi
- Bath County Park: 8.9 mi
- Lions Club Park: 9.4 mi
- Easy Walker Park: 9.4 mi
- Menifee County Park: 9.9 mi
- Ataullah Falls: 12.1 mi
- West Mariba Fork Falls: 12.1 mi
- Mariba Fork Falls: 12.2 mi
- Bear Dog Falls: 12.2 mi
- East Mariba Fork Falls: 12.2 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 14.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 15.6 mi
- Gorge Underground: 16.8 mi
- County Quad Point: 18.0 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 19.5 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 8.9 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 17.6 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Downtown Commercial District: 21.9 mi
- Freedom Park (WWI Veterans Memorial): 23.0 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 13.2 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Red River Museum: 11.8 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 21.3 mi
- Bluegrass Heritage Museum: 22.0 mi
- Morehead History & Railroad Museum: 22.9 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Jewell Lane Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Point | WSW 237° | 434 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 239° | 433 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tater Knob | ENE 70° | 423 m | 13.5 mi |
| Raven Rock | S 189° | 421 m | 8.4 mi |
| South Knob | NE 47° | 419 m | 5.1 mi |
| Grape Knob | WSW 243° | 415 m | 9.9 mi |
| Morris Mountain | SW 226° | 414 m | 8.1 mi |
| Kaincaid Mountain | SSW 205° | 403 m | 13.3 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sterling, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358612185
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