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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 779 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Junior, a peak 1.5 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33144233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
779 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.95200, -70.42868

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 39
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 3.5 mi
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 5.3 mi
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 7.5 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Carrabassett River Access: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Light of the World Cross: 6.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 13.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 14.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 14.5 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 14.8 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Smalls falls: 7.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Long Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 22.7 mi
  • The Falls: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Parsons School: 17.2 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 23.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 23.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNE 46°1,319 m7.9 mi
Crocker MountainNNE 19°1,279 m6.9 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 254°1,231 m3.9 mi
Mount AbrahamENE 74°1,230 m5.2 mi
South Crocker MountainNNE 24°1,228 m6.4 mi
Spaulding MountainNE 53°1,219 m5.8 mi
Mount RedingtonNNE 21°1,214 m5.4 mi
The HornW 269°1,203 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5619:4720:33
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1715:1516:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656356433220
Precip in2.82.43.03.33.64.44.04.13.54.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223147

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