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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 274 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Murphy Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31476384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.46843, -86.68500

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 44
  • Huntsville Speedway: 11.0 mi
  • Helicopter: 13.9 mi
  • Helicopter: 13.9 mi
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 14.3 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 18
Museums: 16
Springs: 13
  • Betts Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Betts Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 17.0 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 17.0 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 17.0 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 17.0 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainENE 59°409 m10.9 mi
Wade PointNE 52°401 m12.0 mi
Russell PointNE 49°397 m11.4 mi
Whitesburg MountainNE 54°391 m5.4 mi
Bell PointNE 48°387 m5.8 mi
Meeks MountainENE 77°386 m12.1 mi
Lehman PointNE 34°385 m3.8 mi
Bettinger MountainENE 69°379 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358925099

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