- Elevation, modelled
- 1,131 m
- Tallest summit within 5.5 miles
- Craggy Pinnacle1,780 m · 5.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6682, -82.4557
Potato House is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,131 m. Craggy Pinnacle stands 1,780 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Caretaker's Cabin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Potato House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Pinnacle | ENE 61° | 1,780 m | 5.0 mi |
| Craggy Knob | ENE 70° | 1,699 m | 4.2 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | NE 49° | 1,626 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | ENE 58° | 1,603 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | ENE 65° | 1,583 m | 2.1 mi |
| Rich Knob | NE 39° | 1,500 m | 1.0 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | NE 42° | 1,499 m | 3.5 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | NE 54° | 1,493 m | 1.6 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 8.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.5 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Swan: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.5 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.0 mi
- Richland Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Richland Knob: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Cascades Falls: 5.6 mi
- Douglas Falls: 5.8 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.6 mi
- Walker Falls: 8.3 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Caretaker's Cabin: 0.0 mi
- Tool Shed: 0.0 mi
- Spring House: 0.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 0.1 mi
- Tennis Court: 0.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 7.3 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 7.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 7.4 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 6.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 7.3 mi
- Ironland: 7.5 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 8.9 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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