Potato Hill
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
- 6.3 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddleback Junior: 1.5 mi
- Mecham Hill: 2.4 mi
- The Horn: 2.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Redington Public Reserved Land: 2.7 mi
- Lone Mountain Wilderness Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Mount Abraham Public Reserved Land: 4.1 mi
- Redington Forest: 6.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 6.2 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 9.4 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 9.9 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 14.1 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 23.7 mi
- Smalls falls: 7.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 18.0 mi
- Long Falls: 22.0 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 22.7 mi
- 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
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 6.6 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 24.0 mi
- Smalls Falls: 7.7 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 19.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 13.7 mi
- Flagstaff: 17.6 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- King Spring: 19.3 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 46° | 1,319 m | 7.9 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,279 m | 6.9 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,231 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Abraham | ENE 74° | 1,230 m | 5.2 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,228 m | 6.4 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | NE 53° | 1,219 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Redington | NNE 21° | 1,214 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Horn | W 269° | 1,203 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:47 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223147
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