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Ikes Knob

Ikes Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ikes Knob rises to 278 m in Alabama. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 219 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31721525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.25871, -87.70253

68 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • James E Glass Stadium: 1.4 mi
  • Twin Forks Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Haleyville Rocky Ravine Park: 5.7 mi
  • Phil Campbell Recreation Center: 6.1 mi
  • City Lake Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Kinlock Knob: 11.7 mi
  • Balls Mountain: 12.4 mi
  • Bald Rock: 13.1 mi
  • Suggs Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Needles Eye: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mill Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Factory Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Caney Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Winston County Confederate Monument: 12.7 mi
  • Toll Gate Historic Marker: 19.2 mi
  • Jackson's Military Road: 21.2 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Natural Bridge Park: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Old Car: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ikes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Penitentiary MountainENE 59°324 m24.1 mi
Kinlock KnobENE 61°317 m11.7 mi
Cheatham KnobENE 64°313 m24.6 mi
Horsemill MountainNNE 14°308 m14.3 mi
Balls MountainE 87°300 m12.4 mi
Suggs MountainN 4°297 m13.7 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainENE 57°288 m22.8 mi
Hickory Flat MountainENE 57°286 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4019:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0716:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654626976797974635244
Precip in5.96.25.75.95.65.65.45.04.44.65.16.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleyville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358916626

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