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Potato Hill Bald

Potato Hill Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill Bald rises to 1,587 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chiltoes Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31636517, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1587 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.59454, -83.20931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Fountain Branch Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Pothole Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Big Rock Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Bluet Falls: 3.0 mi
Parks: 59
  • Maggie Valley Playground: 8.4 mi
  • Elevated Creek Park: 8.5 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 9.3 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 9.8 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 7.0 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 7.4 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 8.1 mi
  • Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 10.1 mi
  • Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 12
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Bamboo Forest: 10.0 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Potato Hill Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotNNW 341°2,019.13 m8.1 mi
Mount ChapmanNNW 331°1,960.2 m7.3 mi
Old BlackNNW 343°1,938.61 m8.7 mi
Luftee KnobN 357°1,894.26 m6.8 mi
Mount YonaguskaNNW 342°1,883.44 m7.2 mi
Marks KnobNNW 340°1,878.29 m6.3 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainNNE 19°1,875.19 m5.7 mi
Mount HardisonNNW 341°1,874.57 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:52
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3916:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 7 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 992742 — Potato Hill Bald, Swain County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357782889

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