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Mathes Hill

Mathes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Mathes Hill rises to 249 m in Indiana. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Binkley Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16951, -86.17303

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 50
  • The Spring and Statue: 18.7 mi
  • Landscape: 20.6 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 20.8 mi
  • Promised Lands: 20.8 mi
  • Winged Man: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 20
  • Harrison County Discovery Center: 3.8 mi
  • West Point History Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Carnegie Center for Art and History: 20.7 mi
  • Patton Museum Foundation: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 23.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Mathes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillENE 69°302 m14.0 mi
Pilot KnobNW 314°287 m13.6 mi
Hayes HillS 191°282 m7.0 mi
Seigs HillNNW 346°281 m10.5 mi
Buck KnobsSSE 166°280 m17.8 mi
Hogback HillSSW 198°280 m18.7 mi
Henry Ott HillN 352°278 m10.1 mi
Reno HillN 356°278 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2320:3221:12
September equinox07:3319:0919:43
December solstice07:5816:4717:29

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566572767568574537
Precip in4.03.54.95.46.04.54.93.63.83.93.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 438715 — Mathes Hill, Harrison County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358659453

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