Ikes Knob
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
- 218.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- State Rock: 12.3 mi
- Jacobs Ladder Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Goat Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Cook Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Batts Nest: 9.3 mi
- Booger Tree: 11.7 mi
- Pikeville: 20.8 mi
- Barnsville: 23.0 mi
- Corinth: 24.1 mi
- Mill Falls: 0.7 mi
- Factory Falls: 2.9 mi
- Caney Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Winston County Confederate Monument: 12.7 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 19.2 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 21.2 mi
- Old Brilliant Train Depot: 16.2 mi
- Franklin County Archives: 17.3 mi
- Natural Bridge Park: 12.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penitentiary Mountain | ENE 59° | 324 m | 24.1 mi |
| Kinlock Knob | ENE 61° | 317 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cheatham Knob | ENE 64° | 313 m | 24.6 mi |
| Horsemill Mountain | NNE 14° | 308 m | 14.3 mi |
| Balls Mountain | E 87° | 300 m | 12.4 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | N 4° | 297 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Mountain | ENE 57° | 288 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hickory Flat Mountain | ENE 57° | 286 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleyville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358916626
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