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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 263 m in Oklahoma. Hayrick Mound stands 292 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocket Park, a park 4.9 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Wikidata Q31651857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.87813, -94.97024

94 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Rocket Park: 4.9 mi
  • Riverview Park: 5.3 mi
  • Torbert Park: 5.6 mi
  • Torbert Park: 5.6 mi
  • Taylor Park: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Peaks: 9
  • Timber Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Blue Mound: 11.9 mi
  • Goat Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Indian Hills: 15.7 mi
  • Pheasant Hill: 16.2 mi
Museums: 6
  • Dobson Museum & Home: 5.1 mi
  • Route 66 Vintage Iron: 5.1 mi
  • Antique Auto Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Chetopa Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Baxter Springs Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Route 66 Arch: 5.2 mi
  • Conoco Hole In The Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Marsh arc bridge: 18.5 mi
  • Rainbow Bridge: 18.5 mi
  • Tristate Marker: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Parking: 22.9 mi
  • Joplin Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayrick MoundWNW 284°292 m23.5 mi
Timber HillSW 235°291 m10.3 mi
Blue MoundNE 43°291 m11.9 mi
Blue MoundWSW 256°277 m23.4 mi
Notch MoundW 265°268 m21.7 mi
Indian HillsSSE 167°264 m15.7 mi
Pheasant HillSW 226°256 m16.2 mi
Goat HillSSW 192°253 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0220:0520:43
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3016:2717:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364050586776808071594839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357402505

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