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Potato Knob

Potato Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Knob rises to 231 m in Tennessee. Flanigan Hill stands 351 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66285, -87.28140

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 7
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flanigan HillSSE 149°351 m16.5 mi
Kansas HillSE 137°332 m17.0 mi
Watts HillSSE 160°318 m15.9 mi
Rockdale HillS 174°314 m14.0 mi
Nodgrass HillESE 119°307 m14.7 mi
Flagpole HillNNE 30°305 m17.8 mi
Gravel HillENE 65°304 m14.3 mi
Nelson HillSE 137°297 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2719:01
June solstice05:3419:3120:09
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5616:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250606977807871604941
Precip in5.25.16.05.46.35.44.84.05.33.94.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant 1N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298337 — Potato Knob, Maury County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828137

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