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Turkey Knob

Turkey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Knob rises to 376 m in Kentucky. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
376 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97147, -83.77714

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches
  • Bear Branch Bridge: 6.0 mi
  • Baby Bear Arch: 6.1 mi
  • Bear Branch Pillar: 6.2 mi
  • Camp Branch Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Danger Arch: 6.9 mi
Cliffs
  • Bee Branch Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Blackburn Rock: 7.6 mi
  • Lost Ridge: 8.5 mi
  • Dip Wall: 8.7 mi
  • Purple Valley: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Ataullah Falls: 11.8 mi
  • West Mariba Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Bear Dog Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Mariba Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
  • East Mariba Fork Falls: 11.9 mi
Parks: 28
  • Lions Club Park: 8.4 mi
  • Botts Park: 9.5 mi
  • Menifee County Park: 9.8 mi
  • Bath County Park: 10.0 mi
  • Easy Walker Park: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 10.6 mi
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 13.4 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 14.6 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 15.8 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rotten PointWSW 242°434 m9.2 mi
Pilot KnobWSW 244°433 m9.6 mi
Raven RockS 190°421 m7.3 mi
South KnobNE 40°419 m5.9 mi
Grape KnobWSW 249°415 m9.4 mi
Morris MountainSW 231°414 m7.3 mi
Gate Post HillENE 77°410 m11.0 mi
Kaincaid MountainSSW 207°403 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:47
June solstice06:1420:2221:02
September equinox07:2418:5919:34
December solstice07:4816:3817:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556371747368564537
Precip in3.63.75.04.65.85.15.84.24.23.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 516055 — Turkey Knob, Menifee County, Kentucky.

OpenStreetMap element node/358613531

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