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Lost Knob

Lost Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Knob rises to 263 m in Indiana. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Spickert Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33140825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32535, -85.85080

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sam Peden Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • Letty Walter Park: 1.9 mi
  • Binford Park: 2.2 mi
  • Silver Street Park: 2.2 mi
  • Pembroke Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 54
  • BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 1.9 mi
  • The Spring and Statue: 2.9 mi
  • Landscape: 3.1 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 3.3 mi
  • Winged Man: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 45
Museums: 24
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 10.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.5 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 22.4 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Lost Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillSW302 m7.3 mi
Rock KnobN291 m18.9 mi
Spickert KnobN289 m1.0 mi
Oak KnobN288 m18.7 mi
Daisy HillNNW282 m12.8 mi
Williams KnobNNW282 m13.0 mi
Seigs HillW281 m20.0 mi
Henry Ott HillW278 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2120:3221:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847586876797872604739
Precip in3.53.54.54.84.84.43.53.33.93.53.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658929

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