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Potato Hole Knob

Potato Hole Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.18456, -80.72426

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 35
  • 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
Parks: 32
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 23.2 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobESE 124°1,332 m14.9 mi
Job KnobSE 126°1,324 m12.3 mi
Cold KnobESE 122°1,314 m16.0 mi
Cross MountainSSE 154°1,271 m16.3 mi
Beech KnobSE 128°1,261 m8.2 mi
Little Beech KnobSE 125°1,255 m8.4 mi
Blue KnobESE 108°1,227 m13.8 mi
Wildcat KnobSE 137°1,223 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0120:1120:50
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3716:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239505966706963514133
Precip in4.23.74.94.85.65.76.14.64.33.73.64.2

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525209

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