Potatopatch Mountain
Potatopatch Mountain rises to 1,172 m in Virginia. The Priest stands 1,227 m to the southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1172 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 26.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 1 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 1 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 1 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Knob: 0.0 mi
- Black Rock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 1.6 mi
- PJs Mound: 1.9 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 8.5 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Rife Park: 10.5 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 10.7 mi
- Constitution Park: 11.1 mi
- Hickory Spring: 0.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 2.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.0 mi
- Coiner Spring: 9.5 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 3.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 10.5 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 15.5 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Mirador: 13.3 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 16.4 mi
- Augusta County: 17.3 mi
- Statler Brothers: 17.3 mi
- Flower Pots: 17.1 mi
- Watering Can: 17.1 mi
- Staunton: 17.3 mi
- Chodo IX: 17.4 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 22.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 8.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 16.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 16.8 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 17.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 8.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 10.5 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 14.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 18.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 17.1 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 21.0 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 24.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 24.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 1.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 5.5 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 8.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 23.3 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 19.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.2 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 9.0 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 4.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Potatopatch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest | SW 221° | 1,227 m | 8.9 mi |
| Three Ridges | SSW 202° | 1,210 m | 4.3 mi |
| Devils Knob | NW 319° | 1,172 m | 0.0 mi |
| Little Priest | SW 219° | 1,133 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,112 m | 8.8 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NE 54° | 1,099 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 271° | 1,086 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mine Bank Mountain | W 271° | 1,063 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586916
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 27 mi
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