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Potato Hill Civil War Battlefield Park

Potato Hill Civil War Battlefield Park from directly overhead

Potato Hill Civil War Battlefield Park is an attraction in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,222 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Face Ridge Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

Part of the Dalton Civil War Tour.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Whitfield County Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.83864, -84.98189

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rocky Face Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
  • Haig Mill Lake Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pleasant Grove Park: 2.5 mi
  • Edwards Park: 3.5 mi
  • Raisin Woods Mountain Bike Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Hamilton Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Mount Rachel: 3.5 mi
  • Rocky Face Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Fort Hill: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 53
  • Rifle: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 4.2 mi
  • 2011 Tornado Victims Memorial: 12.7 mi
  • Dollhouse: 15.1 mi
  • Smith Monument: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 33
Museums: 20
  • Whitfield County Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Old Stone Church: 7.1 mi
  • Dr Steve's Place-Medical Msm: 9.0 mi
  • Sixth Cavalry Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Walker County Regional Heritage Museum: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 16
Cliffs: 13
  • Rocky Face: 1.7 mi
  • Rocky Face: 1.9 mi
  • Rocky Face: 2.3 mi
  • Fincher Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Goliath Wall: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 16.7 mi
  • Keown Falls North 35: 16.8 mi
  • Keown Falls South 25: 17.0 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 19.8 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Windwood Bulk Center: 12.7 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 15.2 mi
  • Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Rock City Gardens: 22.8 mi
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Crawfish Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Potatopatch Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Blue Hole: 22.4 mi
  • Straight Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 20.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Potato Hill Civil War Battlefield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainE 85°1,222 m20.1 mi
Little Bald MountainE 86°1,126 m19.5 mi
Grassy MountainE 85°1,125 m17.7 mi
Rocky FaceE 92°903 m21.1 mi
Fort MountainESE 104°868 m15.9 mi
Tatum MountainESE 104°844 m20.1 mi
Cohutta MountainESE 112°841 m16.3 mi
HightopESE 115°816 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:52
June solstice06:2820:2020:57
September equinox07:2919:0519:38
December solstice07:4416:5417:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553606876797973625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/749076088

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