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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 559 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruce Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
559 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90396, -85.18219

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
  • Meadow Park Lake: 4.9 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 7.3 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.8 mi
  • Obed River Park: 9.2 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 6.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 12.4 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 19.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Roadside Table: 22.4 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dripping Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 16.6 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSE 127°931 m14.2 mi
Dorton KnobESE 123°910 m13.4 mi
Brady MountainESE 114°893 m13.0 mi
Bear Den MountainESE 120°893 m14.3 mi
Black MountainE 99°862 m16.3 mi
Worthington KnobSSE 154°775 m16.6 mi
Gort KnobSE 141°774 m15.8 mi
Haley MountainE 97°768 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298330 — Potato Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828119

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