Potato Knob
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
- 3.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Clayton Knob: 3.3 mi
- Worthington Knob: 3.8 mi
- Lee Knob: 4.9 mi
- Raven Rock: 5.8 mi
- Walker Knob: 6.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Johnson Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 10.4 mi
- Hunter Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Copper Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 8.3 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 8.9 mi
- Piney River Area: 9.3 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 11.6 mi
- Sam: 15.5 mi
- Cute: 20.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | NNE 32° | 931 m | 11.3 mi |
| Dorton Knob | NNE 28° | 910 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | NNE 32° | 893 m | 12.9 mi |
| Brady Mountain | NNE 27° | 893 m | 14.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 35° | 862 m | 18.9 mi |
| Worthington Knob | NNE 32° | 775 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gort Knob | NE 38° | 774 m | 7.4 mi |
| Walker Knob | NE 34° | 766 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:52 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
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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