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Rattlesnake Knob

Rattlesnake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.28645, -82.85629

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 8
  • 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
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic table: 19.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horseback KnobWSW 255°403 m13.0 mi
Chestnut Oak KnobWSW 250°402 m14.1 mi
LongSW 230°397 m15.2 mi
Sand HillNNW 331°395 m7.8 mi
Ball KnobWSW 249°394 m12.7 mi
Davis KnobWSW 250°392 m13.4 mi
McMechen HillWSW 255°392 m20.8 mi
Jester HillWSW 257°391 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0620:2221:02
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:4816:3017:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757366554435

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

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