Potter Knob
Potter Knob rises to 428 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31684411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 428 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mitchell Knob: 0.8 mi
- Brushy Knob: 2.4 mi
- Miller Knobs: 5.8 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 8.2 mi
- Observation Point: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 3.6 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 4.0 mi
- Gibbs Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Halls Greenway Park: 5.0 mi
- Clayton Park: 5.1 mi
- Josie Fine Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Loyston: 7.7 mi
- St. Mary's Hospital: 11.2 mi
- Christian-Newsom Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Agee: 11.5 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 7.9 mi
- Norris Museum: 8.2 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 8.8 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 9.7 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 11.1 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 1.9 mi
- River Ridge: 10.4 mi
- Kitts Point: 11.4 mi
- Signal Point: 11.7 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 12.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.7 mi
- Grow Lab: 13.9 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 14.2 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Aspire: 11.6 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 12.9 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 14.3 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 10.0 mi
- Strong rock spring: 15.5 mi
- Herron Spring: 22.6 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 12.8 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 13.9 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 14.1 mi
- Loyston: 7.7 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 17.0 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Potter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | W 280° | 1,075 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Flag Pole | W 280° | 1,075 m | 16.9 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | W 276° | 1,027 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | W 269° | 993 m | 18.9 mi |
| Julians Rock | W 269° | 946 m | 19.0 mi |
| Vowell Mountain | WNW 286° | 813 m | 15.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 265° | 801 m | 19.3 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | ENE 67° | 745 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298358 — Potter Knob, Knox County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356828172
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