Peak · North Carolina
Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 902 m in North Carolina. Sandymush Bald stands 1,566 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanlon Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31636543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 902 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.62094, -82.74624
- 8.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 12.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- View Stony Bald · 12 mi
- Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) · 12 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 12 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hanlon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hayes Top: 2.6 mi
- Bert Mountain: 2.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Reems Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 10.9 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 13.9 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 15.8 mi
Parks
- Berm Park: 6.8 mi
- Bridge Park: 6.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain Park: 6.9 mi
- Buncombe County Sports Park: 7.6 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Giving Tree Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 10.5 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 10.7 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 24
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 9.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
- Holly Garden: 11.4 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 15
- Berm Park: 6.8 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 9.5 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 10.1 mi
- rooster: 10.4 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 10.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.8 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.0 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 11.0 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 13
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 10.1 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 10.2 mi
- Ironland: 10.9 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 11.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pisgah Picnic: 14.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Whiteoak Spring: 15.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 18.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 20.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 21.9 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Raven Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 16.9 mi
- Vann Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 10.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandymush Bald | WNW 298° | 1,566 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Sandymush Bald | NW 304° | 1,480 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Butt Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,452 m | 3.4 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | SW 221° | 1,396 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NNW 330° | 1,378 m | 8.7 mi |
| Williams Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,375 m | 3.7 mi |
| Goat Rock | WSW 256° | 1,354 m | 6.4 mi |
| Doggett Knob | NNW 327° | 1,352 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022060 — Potato Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808773
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