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Potts Knob

Potts Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Potts Knob rises to 617 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pounds, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
617 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.88007, -85.17302

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Meadow Park Lake: 4.6 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 5.6 mi
  • Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 6.1 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 8.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 6.4 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 11.1 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 17.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 18.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Roadside Table: 21.1 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dripping Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 15.9 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 21.8 mi
  • Troop 45: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Potts Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainESE 122°931 m12.9 mi
Dorton KnobESE 117°910 m12.1 mi
Brady MountainESE 108°893 m11.9 mi
Bear Den MountainESE 115°893 m13.0 mi
Black MountainE 93°862 m15.6 mi
Big Rock MountainE 83°824 m17.9 mi
Worthington KnobSSE 152°775 m14.9 mi
Gort KnobSE 138°774 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298372 — Potts Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828214

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