Potato Hole Knob
Potato Hole Knob rises to 782 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Back Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31476444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 782 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
- Concho Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Back Hill: 1.4 mi
- Fury Knob: 2.5 mi
- Beech Knob: 3.7 mi
- Coggins Knob: 4.2 mi
- Laurel Knob: 4.4 mi
- Circus Wall: 7.3 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 7.4 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 7.5 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 7.5 mi
- Long Wall: 7.6 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 7.4 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 7.9 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Summersville Park: 9.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- McClung: 10.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 10.7 mi
- Bryant: 11.1 mi
- Fairview: 13.0 mi
- Nuttallburg: 19.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.3 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 21.1 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 21.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 8.1 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.7 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 23.2 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 23.9 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 7.7 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 8.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Potato Hole Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | ESE 124° | 1,332 m | 14.9 mi |
| Job Knob | SE 126° | 1,324 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cold Knob | ESE 122° | 1,314 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,271 m | 16.3 mi |
| Beech Knob | SE 128° | 1,261 m | 8.2 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | SE 125° | 1,255 m | 8.4 mi |
| Blue Knob | ESE 108° | 1,227 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 137° | 1,223 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525209
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