Peak · Tennessee
Potato Top
Potato Top rises to 772 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31684362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 772 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.27067, -82.13402
- 12.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.1 mi off the Little Parkway
- 21.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 21 mi
- Watauga View · 21 mi
- Calloway Peak · 21 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Campbell Pen Knob: 1.8 mi
- Pond Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Watauga Scenic Area: 2.5 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Roan Mountain Community Park: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Laurel Falls: 0.2 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 1.5 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 2.3 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 9.0 mi
- Jones Falls: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 7.0 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 8.2 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 8.3 mi
- Watauga Fort: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Pardee Point: 1.6 mi
- Flagpole Point: 1.9 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Bee Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Moody Cliff: 9.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 8.3 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 14.6 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 15.6 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 16.0 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 12
- Wautauga Dam: 3.7 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 12.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.4 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 16.8 mi
- Trials Playground: 20.3 mi
- Woods Walk: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 11.1 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 20.9 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- Junaluska: 14.5 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 24.7 mi
- The Market on Oak: 24.8 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 24.8 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 2.4 mi
- Shanty Springs: 20.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 2.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- ETSU Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Potato Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | S 177° | 1,916 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | S 179° | 1,883 m | 11.4 mi |
| Round Bald | S 172° | 1,770 m | 11.4 mi |
| Jane Bald | SSE 169° | 1,770 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hump Mountain | SE 143° | 1,688 m | 11.3 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | S 181° | 1,674 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,587 m | 11.4 mi |
| Little Rock Knob | S 186° | 1,499 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356828146
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 7 mi
- Johnson City · 13 mi
- Bristol · 23 mi
- Kingsport · 29 mi
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