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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 1,243 m in Idaho. Pilot Knob stands 2,171 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.06823, -115.77486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Stites City Park: 9.8 mi
  • Kooskia City Park: 10.9 mi
  • Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 15.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cotter Bar: 17.5 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Indian Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Freds Spring: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Button Beach: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSSE 164°2,171 m11.7 mi
Coolwater MountainENE 69°2,113 m16.3 mi
Ghost MountainENE 73°2,089 m21.4 mi
Iron MountainESE 122°2,077 m13.1 mi
Round Top MountainENE 77°2,075 m19.3 mi
Baldy MountainSSE 165°2,015 m8.1 mi
Andys HumpENE 66°1,990 m14.9 mi
Elk SummitSE 139°1,947 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:56
June solstice04:5319:5220:39
September equinox06:3118:0318:43
December solstice07:2315:1016:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541475661707061503831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kooskia 5 SSE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662426

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