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Potato Hill Knob

Potato Hill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill Knob rises to 1,157 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1157 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.87837, -81.98051

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • J.S. Easterly Park: 4.8 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 5.6 mi
  • Lebanon Town Park: 6.0 mi
  • Glade Hollow Ball Park: 6.9 mi
  • Historic Whites Mill: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Brig Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Abrams Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 12.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Potato Hill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainNE 54°1,429 m5.8 mi
Flattop MountainENE 71°1,379 m12.6 mi
Redrock MountainENE 73°1,345 m10.1 mi
Brushy MountainENE 63°1,323 m12.4 mi
Peak 4300NE 54°1,311 m7.9 mi
Brumley MountainSW 230°1,287 m4.4 mi
Middle KnobSSE 165°1,264 m0.5 mi
Short MountainENE 71°1,245 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1020:1320:51
September equinox07:1618:5219:27
December solstice07:3816:3517:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536269737266544437
Precip in3.53.74.24.14.44.34.94.03.32.53.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582575

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