Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 748 m in West Virginia. Sharp Knob stands 1,379 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenskwatawa Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31476528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 748 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 21.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 23.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 22 mi
- Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holly: 1.5 mi
- Hodam Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Pisgah Knob: 5.1 mi
- Bee Knob: 6.2 mi
- Haystack Knob: 6.9 mi
- Fort Pickens Monument: 12.4 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 15.1 mi
- Falls Mill Access Area: 15.4 mi
- Bulltown Historic Area: 16.5 mi
- Bulltown Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 1.3 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 2.9 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 22.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 6.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 10.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.7 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 15.1 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 23.2 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 16.6 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 19.2 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Bulltown: 16.5 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Knob | SSE 149° | 1,379 m | 17.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 128° | 1,336 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | SE 141° | 1,335 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rocky Point | SE 139° | 1,313 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mingo Knob | SE 131° | 1,256 m | 17.2 mi |
| South Fork Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,244 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mast Knob | E 99° | 1,221 m | 9.1 mi |
| Whitman Knob | E 94° | 1,193 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hacker Valley, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555399 — Potato Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525211
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 25 mi
- Weston · 29 mi
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