Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 602 m in Tennessee. Hatmaker Knob stands 976 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sexton Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31684294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 602 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sexton Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 2.0 mi
- Hackle Knob: 2.5 mi
- Ned Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Winfield City Park: 10.2 mi
- Field at Oneida City Park: 11.2 mi
- Oneida City Park: 11.3 mi
- Asbury Park: 11.4 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 11.5 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 15.4 mi
- High Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Hangover Rock: 16.3 mi
- Primroy Arch: 17.3 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 18.9 mi
- Civil War: 12.5 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Fort Anderson: 18.7 mi
- Ghosts of Convict Miners: 18.7 mi
- American Chestnuts: 18.7 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 16.7 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 17.9 mi
- Diocese Arch: 19.8 mi
- Coal Branch Natural Arch: 20.8 mi
- Koger Arch: 21.6 mi
- Winona General Store: 9.8 mi
- Train Cars: 11.5 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.3 mi
- Abandoned Train: 21.9 mi
- Tackett Homesite & Graves: 24.1 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 11.6 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 13.1 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 18.6 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 20.9 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 21.5 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 19.0 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.3 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 23.7 mi
- Debord Falls: 24.2 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 2.4 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 15.5 mi
- Koger Spring: 22.7 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 23.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 23.9 mi
- Loyston: 23.9 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatmaker Knob | S 173° | 976 m | 12.1 mi |
| Grissel Knob | S 171° | 973 m | 11.8 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | SSE 168° | 953 m | 8.6 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | S 180° | 936 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pine Bald | S 169° | 935 m | 10.5 mi |
| Adkins Mountain | S 177° | 918 m | 7.4 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 171° | 892 m | 9.1 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | ESE 106° | 859 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356828144
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