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Potato Knob

Potato Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Knob rises to 601 m in Tennessee. Stallion Mountain stands 1,007 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
601 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.24758, -84.56827

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 9
  • Train Cars: 9.4 mi
  • Winona General Store: 11.2 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 12.4 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 21.8 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 22.3 mi
Museums: 9
  • Museum of Scott County: 11.3 mi
  • Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 18.8 mi
  • Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 23.0 mi
  • The Oak Ridge History Museum: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Debord Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Angel Falls: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Diocese Arch: 15.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stallion MountainSE 134°1,007 m9.8 mi
Squire KnobSE 137°1,002 m9.2 mi
Frozen HeadSE 145°1,001 m10.6 mi
Burge MountainESE 117°993 m10.5 mi
Walnut KnobSE 127°988 m8.6 mi
Bald KnobSE 137°985 m8.6 mi
Guinea Hill KnobSE 129°977 m9.2 mi
High PointESE 113°966 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2221:00
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4716:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471747367574639
Precip in4.84.65.05.94.75.15.73.44.33.33.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancing 6 NW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298338 — Potato Knob, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828139

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