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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 253 m in Tennessee. High Top stands 557 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 293 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.04508, -86.67694

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 40
Historic sites: 19
  • Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of America: 13.7 mi
  • David Wilson: 15.8 mi
  • Civil War Hospital: 15.8 mi
  • Statue of William Hooper Councill: 19.0 mi
Museums: 16
  • State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 19.0 mi
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum: 19.5 mi
  • H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 20.8 mi
  • SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 21.5 mi
  • Weeden House: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Heritage Landing Entrance Sign: 11.2 mi
  • Pig, In Memoriam: 14.1 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 20.0 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 22.4 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 22.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Smithers Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.4 mi
  • The Spring House: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 19.5 mi
  • Hickory House: 22.6 mi
  • Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 23.7 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TopESE 110°557 m20.6 mi
Hale MountainESE 102°471 m18.7 mi
Backbone MountainESE 117°466 m19.4 mi
Wade MountainSSE 168°455 m16.1 mi
Stovall MountainE 98°393 m20.5 mi
Capshaw MountainSSW 193°381 m16.0 mi
Chapman MountainSSE 159°370 m20.7 mi
Drake MountainS 173°367 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3419:2720:05
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5216:0016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606875787872615043
Precip in5.35.75.85.24.74.95.04.14.13.84.86.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville WTP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298328 — Potato Hill, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828115

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