Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob rises to 337 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Knobs, a peak 3.1 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Ohio, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34829627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 337 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 41.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Mary Lou Patton Park: 6.7 mi
- Poland Park: 7.8 mi
- Mead Park: 8.1 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 8.2 mi
- Twin Knobs: 3.1 mi
- Rock Hill: 3.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.8 mi
- Jobs Knob: 3.8 mi
- Hays Hill: 4.4 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Kreisel Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 5.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 5.7 mi
- The Grove: 9.6 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 9.7 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 12.4 mi
- Dard Hunter: 8.6 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 12.4 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 13.6 mi
- Parish Rocks: 15.4 mi
- Airplane Rock: 15.8 mi
- Sphinx Head: 16.3 mi
- Rock House Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 15.3 mi
- Whispering Cave: 15.7 mi
- Ash Cave: 15.7 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 8.1 mi
- Ross County Museum: 8.2 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 12.9 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 8.6 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 17.5 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 24.0 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 25.0 mi
- Third Tier: 9.6 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 9.6 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Knockemstiff: 16.5 mi
- Richland: 17.6 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 25.0 mi
- South Ridge: 3.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | WSW 238° | 403 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SW 235° | 402 m | 17.6 mi |
| Long | SW 220° | 397 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 288° | 395 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ball Knob | SW 233° | 394 m | 16.3 mi |
| Davis Knob | SW 235° | 392 m | 16.9 mi |
| McMechen Hill | WSW 244° | 392 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 274° | 390 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:29 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1049112 — Rattlesnake Knob, Ross County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357419288
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 8 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 19 mi
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