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Krausch Hill

Krausch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Krausch Hill rises to 198 m in Indiana. Hayes Hill stands 282 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Knoblick Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98589, -86.59470

115 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 31
  • Saddle Lake Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Camp Koch: 7.5 mi
  • Joe Schaeffer Park: 8.2 mi
  • Hagedorn Park: 9.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 4
  • Perry County Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 19.3 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 19.3 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 19.2 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.0 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 24.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayes HillENE 75°282 m22.4 mi
Hogback HillESE 106°280 m17.8 mi
Windell HillENE 65°272 m24.2 mi
Mount TomENE 73°265 m23.4 mi
Sand HillENE 70°263 m24.7 mi
Telephone KnobS 190°258.7 m20.4 mi
Shireman HillENE 74°257 m19.9 mi
Sinking Creek HillSE 128°253 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2419:58
June solstice06:2520:3421:13
September equinox07:3519:1019:45
December solstice08:0016:5017:31

Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846576674787771604839
Precip in3.33.54.85.05.54.94.12.83.23.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cannelton, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358679380

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