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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 1,123 m in Kentucky. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Doubles, a peak 1.6 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,123 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88704, -82.88766

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Cadet Park: 5.4 mi
  • Washington Rock Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Frog Level Park: 5.8 mi
  • Island Park: 6.0 mi
  • Bullitt Park: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Portal 30: 5.6 mi
  • Train: 5.6 mi
  • Portal 31: 5.7 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 14.1 mi
  • Thunder Zipline: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 4
  • Woodbooger Statue: 14.6 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 16.3 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 19.0 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobE1,288 m14.3 mi
Black MountainN1,259 m1.9 mi
The DoublesNNE1,247 m1.6 mi
Eagle KnobE1,196 m15.5 mi
Camp RockE1,188 m15.1 mi
MCD 173W1,096 m10.4 mi
Bowling KnobSE1,075 m9.3 mi
Huff RockESE1,070 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:44
June solstice06:1320:1620:55
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4216:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546370747367564537
Precip in4.95.05.45.05.14.65.54.53.83.13.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356559707

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