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Potatopatch Mountain

Potatopatch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Potatopatch Mountain rises to 1,085 m in Georgia. Cowpen Mountain stands 1,264 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Potatopatch Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31589616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.83758, -84.59910

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 1.2 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 1.8 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 1.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 7.1 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 13.8 mi
  • Rifle: 20.5 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 20.5 mi
  • The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
Museums: 3
  • Tabor House Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Whitfield County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 3.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Potatopatch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowpen MountainNNE 21°1,264 m3.9 mi
Bald MountainNW 318°1,222 m2.5 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 303°1,126 m2.6 mi
Grassy MountainWNW 293°1,125 m4.4 mi
Three Forks MountainNE 34°1,101 m3.5 mi
Flat Top MountainE 81°1,094 m5.8 mi
Hemp TopNNE 26°1,089 m10.3 mi
Buckeye MountainN 7°1,074 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1820:56
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4316:5317:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332743 — Potatopatch Mountain, Gilmer County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358717863

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