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Mahan Hill

Mahan Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Mahan Hill rises to 257 m in Indiana. Pilot Knob stands 287 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Patton Hill, a peak 4.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 3.7 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56728, -86.36332

148 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Parks: 52
  • Pioneer Mothers State Wayside: 5.6 mi
  • Congress Square: 8.2 mi
  • Sulphur Well Park: 8.2 mi
  • Inital Point Historical Monument: 8.4 mi
  • Wonder Valley Camp: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 8
  • Grace Prow Hinkle: 5.6 mi
  • Grissom Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 11.8 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 4
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 12.7 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 13.7 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 21.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Cave: 7.3 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Pluto Spring: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobS 178°287 m18.0 mi
Warren HillESE 112°284 m5.9 mi
Sand Bank HillE 101°283 m5.8 mi
Daisy HillE 101°282 m23.9 mi
Williams KnobE 100°282 m24.7 mi
Seigs HillSSE 156°281 m18.9 mi
Reno HillSE 140°278 m14.5 mi
Henry Ott HillSSE 153°278 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2220:3421:14
September equinox07:3419:0919:44
December solstice08:0016:4717:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313443546472767467554435
Precip in3.43.44.35.45.44.94.23.13.93.44.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paoli, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358678090

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