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Shell Mound

Shell Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Shell Mound rises to 187 m in Indiana. Gobblers Knob stands 276 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sampson Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 1.1 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33147551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65783, -86.80778

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 11
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Spring Cave: 21.3 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobENE 76°276 m12.2 mi
Rariden HillENE 66°274 m17.3 mi
Sally HillENE 64°270 m13.9 mi
Mount AirieESE 122°266 m10.9 mi
Maul HillNE 35°263 m19.4 mi
Tunnel HillN 10°260 m18.9 mi
Mahan HillESE 104°257 m24.8 mi
Red HillNNE 31°249 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2419:59
June solstice06:2420:3621:16
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0216:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574777669574636
Precip in3.73.14.55.26.14.94.33.03.73.54.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoals 8 S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358678712

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