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Potato Knob

Potato Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.46064, -84.30549

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Winfield City Park: 10.2 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
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 17
  • 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
Natural arches: 9
  • 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
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Museums: 7
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 15.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Koger Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hatmaker KnobS 173°976 m12.1 mi
Grissel KnobS 171°973 m11.8 mi
Huckaby KnobSSE 168°953 m8.6 mi
Massengale MountainS 180°936 m11.7 mi
Pine BaldS 169°935 m10.5 mi
Adkins MountainS 177°918 m7.4 mi
Brushy MountainS 171°892 m9.1 mi
Walnut MountainESE 106°859 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356828144

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