The pitching mound in baseball is 10 inches high.
A pitching mound in baseball is typically 10 inches high.
10 inches
In Major League Baseball, the pitching distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is 60 feet, 6 inches. This distance has been standard since 1893 and is used for all levels of professional play. The mound itself is 10 inches high, which adds to the challenge for batters facing pitchers.
6" high.
The pitching mound in Major League Baseball is 10 inches high above home plate. This elevation is standardized to ensure consistency across all professional baseball fields. The mound is located 60 feet, 6 inches away from home plate, where pitchers deliver their pitches to the batter.
little league- 40 ft (35 ft for the 7-8 year olds) high school- 43 ft as of 2011 college- 43 ft
Pitching mound dimensions are as follows: Diameter: 18 feet Height: 10.5 inches at the rubber, with a plateau at the top of the mound 5 feet wide. Distance to HB: 59 feet (60', 6" from back tip of home plate) The pitching rubber is 18 inches behind the center of the mound (10 feet in front of rubber and 8 feet behind rubber). Dimensions of the rubber are 24 inches by 6 inches.Slope: Beginning 12 inches in front of rubber a line extended to HB will fall 1 inch for every 1 foot of distance until it is level with the plate.
In Oklahoma high school girls' softball, the distance from the pitching mound to home plate is 43 feet. This measurement is consistent with the standard distance used in girls' fast-pitch softball across many organizations.
40 or 43 feet
From high school on, it is 60' 6".
The distance from the pitching rubber to the back tip of home plate in professional, college and high school baseball is 60 ft. 6 in. In some leagues 13-14 will pitch from that same distance, but in some they will throw from 54 ft. as a transition from little league to high school. I would check with your rules for your league and work from there.