Potato Hill
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. White Pass Scenic Byway 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
- 1,639 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 23 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Tieton Dam · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Glaciate Butte: 4.9 mi
- Lakeview Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Red Butte: 6.3 mi
- Hamilton Buttes: 6.4 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Bishop Falls: 11.4 mi
- Middle Bishop Falls: 11.4 mi
- Bishop Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Bishop Falls: 11.4 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Windy Point: 9.5 mi
- Esel Point: 11.0 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 11.2 mi
- Miller Point: 14.3 mi
- Island Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 17.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.0 mi
- McCumber Spring: 20.3 mi
- 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
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.0 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 23.3 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 23.5 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 19.4 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 21.2 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 20.7 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | S 177° | 3,743 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 180° | 3,683 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pikers Peak | S 176° | 3,553 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Castle | S 174° | 3,487 m | 9.1 mi |
| Suksdorf Ridge | S 174° | 2,866 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Spearhead | SSE 167° | 2,538 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gilbert Peak | NNE 22° | 2,494 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goat Citadel | NNE 20° | 2,439 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
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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