Potato Hill
Potato Hill rises to 814 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west-southwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Play Rock Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31425649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 814 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 17 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Play Rock Hill: 0.6 mi
- Ann Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Sentell Knob: 0.8 mi
- Hammond Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Horsepen Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lake Falls: 1.5 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Turley Falls: 5.4 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 5.8 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.1 mi
- Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 4.4 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 4.4 mi
- Lennox Park: 4.5 mi
- Four Seasons Rotary Park: 4.7 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.8 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 6.1 mi
- Trestle ruins: 11.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 18.2 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.3 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.3 mi
- Orange Bear: 19.2 mi
- Maria: 19.2 mi
- Springtime in TR: 19.9 mi
- Honey: 20.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 20.4 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 3.3 mi
- Historical Downtown: 5.2 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 5.3 mi
- Southern X793: 5.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 5.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 5.3 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 7.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
- High Rocks: 2.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 4.9 mi
- Long Rock: 6.0 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 5.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 4.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.6 mi
- Chick Springs: 24.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | WSW 244° | 1,148 m | 2.8 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,098 m | 4.6 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | SW 225° | 1,027 m | 1.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,002 m | 1.7 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | WNW 283° | 998 m | 4.7 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SW 231° | 997 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | SSW 196° | 993 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ann Mountain | S 169° | 990 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808764
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- Asheville · 23 mi
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