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Yellow Bank Hill

Yellow Bank Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Bank Hill rises to 298 m in Indiana. Elkhorn Hill stands 308 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Boundary Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33154831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
298 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.45616, -85.07218

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whitewater Canal Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Whitewater Valley Gateway Park: 3.4 mi
  • Main Street Park: 4.0 mi
  • Riverview Park: 4.2 mi
  • Brookville Town Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 25
Nature reserves: 18
Artworks: 13
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 9
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Batesville Memorial Public Library Reading Garden: 13.4 mi
  • The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 17.8 mi
  • BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Wildflower Seed Library: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn HillSE 125°308 m12.1 mi
Boundary HillESE 114°305 m2.1 mi
English HillSE 128°304 m10.4 mi
The MoundsENE 65°301 m5.0 mi
Gobblers Knob HillSE 138°301 m10.4 mi
Wewe HillSSE 153°299 m8.7 mi
Cobbs HillESE 120°299 m10.6 mi
Battle PointE 82°298 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1719:52
June solstice06:1420:3121:12
September equinox07:2919:0419:39
December solstice07:5816:3817:21

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536372757468554334
Precip in3.42.73.64.64.84.93.93.03.03.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 446850 — Yellow Bank Hill, Franklin County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358671503

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