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Weed Patch Hill

Weed Patch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Weed Patch Hill rises to 322 m in Indiana. Bearwallow Hill stands 313 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hesitation Point, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 20 miles off.

The story

Weed Patch Hill, also known as Weed Patch Knob (1,058 feet or 322 m), is the third highest named summit in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in Washington Township and Brown County State Park, it is the highest point in the Knobstone Escarpment. In Indiana, only Hoosier Hill (1,257 feet or 383 m) in Wayne County and Sand Hill (1,076 feet or 328 m) in Noble County are higher. Weed Patch Hill was so named by an early settler after a tornado had flattened a stand of trees and weeds grew in its place.

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Wikidata Q3078587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
322 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.16699, -86.21749

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gnaw Bone Camp: 2.0 mi
  • Brown County State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Camp Christina: 6.5 mi
  • T.C. Steele State Historic Site: 7.4 mi
  • North Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 10.3 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 35
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 7.3 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 16.1 mi
  • Irwin Gardens: 16.2 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Monroe Convention Center: 17.0 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 17.1 mi
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 19.4 mi
  • Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 19.8 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 14.0 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 14.1 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Weed Patch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow HillN 1°313 m5.8 mi
Taylor HillE 85°309 m9.7 mi
Hohen PointSSW 196°307.8 m1.7 mi
Hesitation PointW 278°306 m1.0 mi
Patterson HillE 88°299 m9.3 mi
Dowell HillE 80°294 m9.8 mi
Cooks HillNNW 335°292 m12.4 mi
Maple HillNW 310°291 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2020:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358670129

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