Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 425 m in West Virginia. Corren Knob stands 745 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31476486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 425 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 26.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Knob: 2.0 mi
- Teeny Knob: 3.4 mi
- Eli Taylor Knob: 4.1 mi
- Snake Knob: 5.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 5.6 mi
- Gassaway Park: 9.7 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Clay County Park: 13.0 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 13.3 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 16.4 mi
- Gilmer County: 20.5 mi
- Presidents Wall: 20.7 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 21.1 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 23.4 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 14.7 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 22.9 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 16.8 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 20.7 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Bulltown: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corren Knob | SSE 158° | 745 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 115° | 693 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Birch Mountain | ESE 121° | 577 m | 15.3 mi |
| Barnette Hill | SE 127° | 566 m | 13.8 mi |
| Coon Knob | ESE 105° | 542 m | 9.7 mi |
| Fisher Knob | ENE 74° | 531 m | 16.2 mi |
| Fox Knob | SE 131° | 525 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Knob | E 80° | 524 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosedale 3 NNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525213
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