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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 1,639 m in Washington. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Yakima County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.33317, -121.50119

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 22.3 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 19.4 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 21.2 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 22.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.0 mi
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 23.3 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 23.5 mi
Museums: 2
  • White Pass Country Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Historic Packwood Station: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsS 177°3,743.4 m9.0 mi
The PinnacleS 180°3,683 m8.9 mi
Pikers PeakS 176°3,553 m9.6 mi
The CastleS 174°3,487 m9.1 mi
Suksdorf RidgeS 174°2,865.7 m10.8 mi
The SpearheadSSE 167°2,538.37 m9.5 mi
Gilbert PeakNNE 22°2,494 m11.6 mi
Goat CitadelNNE 20°2,439 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1520:1621:03
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4715:3216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524600 — Potato Hill, Yakima County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546148

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