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Misty Mountain

Misty Mountain from directly overhead

Misty Mountain is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Squirrel Mountain stands 493 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Denny's Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 8.7 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Public artwork by Emily Clanton. Acrylic-painted fiberglass lightbulb sculpture created for the Lighten Up Spartanburg program. Installed in front of The Local Hiker in 2017, the piece brings color and creativity to Spartanburg’s downtown.

The record

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
acrylic_on_fiberglass
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Spartanburg_Art_Museum
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.95002, -81.92943
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Denny's Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Richardson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Morgan Square: 0.2 mi
  • Featherston Green: 0.2 mi
  • Central Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 54
Peaks: 23
Museums: 15
  • Spartanburg Art Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Spartanburg Science Center: 0.2 mi
  • Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 0.2 mi
  • Hub City Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 3.9 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Southern Railway caboose x711: 8.4 mi
  • Walnut Grove Plantation: 8.8 mi
  • BMW Performance Center: 14.5 mi
  • M106A1: 16.6 mi
  • AH-1: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Saranac Lake Waterfall: 4.5 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Frey Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Moonshiners Falls: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • 1: 17.6 mi
  • 3: 17.6 mi
  • 2: 17.6 mi
  • 5: 17.6 mi
  • 4: 17.7 mi
Springs: 5
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Misty Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Squirrel MountainNW 304°493 m23.4 mi
Bird MountainNW 315°452 m22.8 mi
Little MountainNNW 331°424 m22.7 mi
Mockingbird HillNW 317°388 m23.1 mi
Pax MountainWNW 290°388 m23.6 mi
Thicketty MountainNE 39°364 m14.5 mi
Butler HillWSW 255°363 m24.1 mi
Windmill HillNW 309°361 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1520:0820:45
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3216:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873625145
Precip in4.33.84.84.33.94.64.04.63.73.93.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13305692094

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