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Pickle Pear Knob

Pickle Pear Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pickle Pear Knob rises to 233 m in Indiana. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Roost, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33143422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.23118, -85.90274

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 54
  • Landscape: 5.7 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 5.8 mi
  • Promised Lands: 5.8 mi
  • New Albany, Indiana. 1850’s: 5.8 mi
  • Winged Man: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 46
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 25
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 8.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.9 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 21.0 mi
  • Redbud Shelter: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Pickle Pear Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillWNW302 m1.7 mi
Spickert KnobNNE289 m8.0 mi
Daisy HillN282 m18.6 mi
Williams KnobN282 m19.1 mi
Seigs HillWNW281 m18.2 mi
Henry Ott HillWNW278 m17.1 mi
Cubby House HillN273 m16.0 mi
Windell HillWSW272 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2120:3121:11
September equinox07:3219:0819:42
December solstice07:5716:4617:27

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 441104 — Pickle Pear Knob, Floyd County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663379

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