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Risk Hill

Risk Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Risk Hill rises to 248 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shepard Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 16 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33145447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.10422, -86.15916

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Peaks: 50
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
  • Jackson County Historical: 16.8 mi
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 17.5 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 20.2 mi
  • Monroe Convention Center: 20.6 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 20.8 mi
  • Sparks Ferry Bridge: 22.9 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 10.2 mi
  • Irwin Gardens: 14.6 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 19.8 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 15.1 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 15.2 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Risk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillNW 324°322 m5.3 mi
Bearwallow HillNNW 343°313 m10.6 mi
Taylor HillNE 52°309 m8.3 mi
Hohen PointNW 307°307.8 m4.5 mi
Hesitation PointNW 317°306 m6.1 mi
Patterson HillNE 53°299 m7.7 mi
Dowell HillNE 47°294 m8.9 mi
Cooks HillNNW 332°292 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2020:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0116:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 451396 — Risk Hill, Brown County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358678274

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