Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 1,946 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the north-northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Clingmans Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America, United States of America; geonames ID = 4486352
Wikidata Q31636582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1946 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 15.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Clingmans Peak: 0.5 mi
- Mount Gibbes: 0.7 mi
- Patton Knob: 0.7 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Welsh Field: 6.0 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 6.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 7.8 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 2.3 mi
- Mitchell Falls: 3.3 mi
- Middle Fork Rock Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 3.8 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 9.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 9.6 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 10.1 mi
- Spring House: 10.1 mi
- Tennis Court: 10.1 mi
- Terrace garden: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 10.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.4 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 12.7 mi
- Friends: 12.9 mi
- Stream: 12.9 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 12.9 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 8.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 8.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 9.6 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 16.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 2.9 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.0 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 4.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 16.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 4.1 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 19.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 2.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 2.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.9 mi
- Boat beach: 23.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 3.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NNE 31° | 2,038 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Craig | NNE 27° | 2,023 m | 3.7 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NNE 26° | 2,007 m | 4.6 mi |
| Big Tom | NNE 27° | 2,002 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NNE 22° | 1,986 m | 5.0 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | NE 39° | 1,981 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | NNE 28° | 1,971 m | 0.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNE 23° | 1,942 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022061 — Potato Knob, Yancey County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808775
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