M106A1
M106A1 is an attraction in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is AH-1, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.
Self-propelled mortar carrier first use: April 1962
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 24.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- WWI: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Worth Barnett Overpass: 0.5 mi
- Indian Boundary Line: 0.5 mi
- Camp Highland ruins: 2.6 mi
- Victor Memorial Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
- Stevens Field: 0.2 mi
- Victor Heights Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Greer City Park: 0.5 mi
- B.P. Edwards Park: 0.6 mi
- Tube Dude: 0.2 mi
- Bailey the Fox: 0.4 mi
- Greer Rexall Drugs: 0.5 mi
- Dragon: 1.0 mi
- Chicken Statue: 1.2 mi
- Collins Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Roper Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Butler Hill: 8.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Paris Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 11.5 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 11.8 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 11.8 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 11.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- GSP Airside Garden: 2.8 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Greer Heritage Museum: 0.6 mi
- Model Trains Station: 3.7 mi
- BMW Zentrum: 3.9 mi
- Symmes Hall of Science: 8.0 mi
- Living History Farm: 8.1 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 4.2 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 15.2 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 16.1 mi
- AH-1: 0.0 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 2.4 mi
- BMW Performance Center: 3.0 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 8.0 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 11.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 3.8 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 15.1 mi
- Glenn Springs: 23.5 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 23.6 mi
- Glassy Rock: 15.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of M106A1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 347° | 978 m | 17.1 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NW 324° | 924 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 337° | 922 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNW 334° | 921 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | NNW 342° | 893 m | 16.9 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NW 320° | 879 m | 20.9 mi |
| Evans Mountain | NNW 333° | 853 m | 20.3 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | NNW 336° | 848 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greer, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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