Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak rises to 262 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Bank Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 6.2 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Washington County, Indiana, USA.
Wikidata Q33143551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 21.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
137 named places within 25 miles
- Sand Bank Hill: 1.4 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.6 mi
- Warren Hill: 1.8 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.3 mi
- Patton Hill: 4.0 mi
- Riley's Place: 8.0 mi
- Rotary Springs Camp: 8.0 mi
- Wonder Valley Camp: 8.3 mi
- Buffalo Trace Park: 12.0 mi
- Pekin Park: 12.1 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Spring Mill State Park: 16.1 mi
- Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area: 17.8 mi
- Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Starve Hollow State Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Marengo Cave: 13.2 mi
- Twin Caves: 15.6 mi
- Bronson Cave: 15.6 mi
- Sparks Ferry Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Donaldson Cave: 16.1 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 12.9 mi
- Spring Cave: 13.1 mi
- Pluto Spring: 21.0 mi
- Miles Spring: 22.4 mi
- Grable Spring: 22.8 mi
- Grissom Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Wilson Monument: 16.2 mi
- Gus Grissom Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Constitution Elm: 23.7 mi
- 10 Commandments Tablets: 24.9 mi
- Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 18.1 mi
- Indiana Railway Museum: 20.8 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum: 20.9 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 23.9 mi
- Blice Point: 8.3 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 24.8 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 23.1 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 24.1 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Starve Hollow State Beach: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pikes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | E 95° | 304 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rock Knob | E 81° | 291 m | 23.5 mi |
| Oak Knob | E 82° | 288 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 201° | 287 m | 17.8 mi |
| Warren Hill | WSW 242° | 284 m | 1.8 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | WNW 284° | 283 m | 1.4 mi |
| Daisy Hill | E 101° | 282 m | 16.7 mi |
| Williams Knob | E 99° | 282 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:34 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:46 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 441136 — Pikes Peak, Washington County, Indiana.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663421
Day trips start here
- Georgetown · 22 mi
- Corydon · 24 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 25 mi
- New Albany · 29 mi
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