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Rattlesnake Knob

Rattlesnake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Knob rises to 232 m in Kentucky. Layman Knob stands 275 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Knob, a peak 4.5 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
232 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40449, -86.64888

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Everette Park: 5.8 mi
  • Ohio County Fair Grounds: 12.2 mi
  • Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater: 12.3 mi
  • Oldham Park: 12.4 mi
  • Dundee Park: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace: 6.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Layman KnobENE 68°275 m20.5 mi
Hoover HillE 89°264 m14.9 mi
Telephone KnobN 358°258.7 m20.1 mi
Shipley KnobSE 126°257 m21.2 mi
Duncan HillN 11°249 m7.9 mi
Powell HillNNE 24°247 m18.2 mi
Sand KnobNNE 28°246 m17.5 mi
Big CliftyS 177°245 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:59
June solstice05:2719:3320:11
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5815:5216:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846586674787770584738
Precip in3.84.05.15.05.54.34.63.43.84.33.74.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358604604

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