Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain rises to 260 m in Kentucky. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kentucky, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 260 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 28.6 mi off the River Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 28 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Hill: 0.2 mi
- Muir Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jennings Knob: 3.7 mi
- Canby Hill: 4.7 mi
- Miles Hill: 5.0 mi
- Armor Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Muldraugh Disc Golf Course: 2.1 mi
- Thorne Park: 2.5 mi
- Cornwell Field: 2.6 mi
- Otter Park: 3.5 mi
- Stith: 2.5 mi
- Kentucky September 11th Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 7.3 mi
- Fort Duffield: 7.5 mi
- Three County Corner: 10.6 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 1.5 mi
- West Point History Museum: 7.8 mi
- Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 14.3 mi
- Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 16.0 mi
- Hardin County Museum: 16.0 mi
- The Narrows: 6.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 9.8 mi
- Potlick Point: 14.6 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Cow Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 13.2 mi
- Horine Reservation: 18.0 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 18.3 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 23.1 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 13.0 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 22.6 mi
- Grable Spring: 23.9 mi
- Miles Spring: 24.3 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 4.5 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 16.4 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 23.6 mi
- Caboose Car: 7.7 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 13.7 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 19.2 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 23.6 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 24.5 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Snow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Knob Hill | WSW 244° | 306 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blueball Hill | SSW 191° | 304 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dawson Knob | E 82° | 295 m | 11.9 mi |
| Gross Hill | S 190° | 294 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hayes Hill | NW 319° | 282 m | 16.0 mi |
| Buck Knobs | WNW 288° | 280 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hogback Hill | W 274° | 280 m | 15.3 mi |
| Wilmoth Hill | S 190° | 276 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:48 | 17:29 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 503857 — Snow Mountain, Meade County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358608120
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 17 mi
- Corydon · 23 mi
- Mount Washington · 26 mi
- Georgetown · 28 mi
- Louisville · 28 mi
- New Albany · 29 mi
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