Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob rises to 322 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Knobs, a peak 2.3 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34829614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 322 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 36.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Knobs: 2.3 mi
- Point Lookout: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 5.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.5 mi
- Scioto River Canal Lands Access State Wildlife Area: 3.6 mi
- Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Mary Lou Patton Park: 5.9 mi
- Mead Park: 6.9 mi
- Poland Park: 7.1 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 12.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 14.8 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 8.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 8.8 mi
- The Grove: 9.6 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 9.7 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 11.6 mi
- Dard Hunter: 7.9 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 11.6 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 20.1 mi
- McKinley Park; William McKinley: 20.2 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 9.2 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 16.4 mi
- Sugar Point: 16.9 mi
- Parish Rocks: 18.5 mi
- Ash Cave: 18.4 mi
- Whispering Cave: 18.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.1 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 19.1 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 19.4 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 7.4 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 7.4 mi
- Ross County Museum: 7.4 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 11.8 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 7.8 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 20.1 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 22.3 mi
- Third Tier: 9.6 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 9.7 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Knockemstiff: 14.1 mi
- Richland: 15.5 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 24.5 mi
- South Ridge: 6.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | WSW 255° | 403 m | 13.0 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | WSW 250° | 402 m | 14.1 mi |
| Long | SW 230° | 397 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNW 331° | 395 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ball Knob | WSW 249° | 394 m | 12.7 mi |
| Davis Knob | WSW 250° | 392 m | 13.4 mi |
| McMechen Hill | WSW 255° | 392 m | 20.8 mi |
| Jester Hill | WSW 257° | 391 m | 22.4 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 | 07:48 | 16:30 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1049111 — Rattlesnake Knob, Ross County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357419283
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 8 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 22 mi
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