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Potato Knob

Potato Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Knob rises to 679 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Clayton Knob, a peak 3.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.64201, -85.08579

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Cold Springs Community Park: 3.8 mi
  • Cecil B Rigsby Elementary School Park: 5.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.3 mi
  • Bledsoe County Ball Park: 6.7 mi
  • Pikeville City Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Snow Falls 12: 7.1 mi
  • Laurel Falls 80: 7.4 mi
  • Morphy Falls 12: 7.5 mi
  • North Pole Falls 17: 7.6 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
Nature reserves: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 11.0 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 11.0 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 16.6 mi
Museums: 9
  • Rhea County Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 13.2 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 16.9 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 21.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Mars Hill Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 19.1 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 11.3 mi
  • George's Hole: 14.6 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 18.3 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain Farm: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 13.1 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Roadside Table: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNE 32°931 m11.3 mi
Dorton KnobNNE 28°910 m12.3 mi
Bear Den MountainNNE 32°893 m12.9 mi
Brady MountainNNE 27°893 m14.3 mi
Black MountainNE 35°862 m18.9 mi
Worthington KnobNNE 32°775 m3.8 mi
Gort KnobNE 38°774 m7.4 mi
Walker KnobNE 34°766 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:52
June solstice05:2619:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4715:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.15.35.34.84.95.23.73.83.54.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pikeville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298336 — Potato Knob, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828134

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