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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 587 m in Tennessee. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the west-southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumbling Creek Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.01452, -84.47437

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Attractions: 15
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 6.2 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 6.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 13.3 mi
  • Prayer Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Fields of the Wood: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 6.3 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Benton Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • CSA Soldiers Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 14.1 mi
  • Nancy Ward Tomb: 15.6 mi
  • Fort Marr Blockhouse: 16.0 mi
  • Company A: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainWSW 253°1,276 m3.2 mi
Cowpen MountainSSW 213°1,264 m10.3 mi
ChimneytopW 271°1,137 m2.7 mi
Three Forks MountainSSW 209°1,101 m10.7 mi
Hemp TopSW 221°1,089 m3.9 mi
Buckeye MountainSW 227°1,074 m8.6 mi
Dyer MountainSSW 195°1,029 m8.8 mi
Angelico MountainE 80°1,027 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2520:1820:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875787872604942
Precip in5.24.95.65.04.64.95.13.84.73.54.95.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356847510

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