Glassy Rock
Glassy Rock is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 773 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Glassy Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 773 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Devil's Head · 21 mi
- Opera Box · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glassy Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Tillet Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Brenda Falls: 2.8 mi
- Lower Cave Falls: 2.8 mi
- Cave Falls: 2.8 mi
- Upper Cave Falls: 2.8 mi
- Moonshiners Falls: 3.1 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 2.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 3.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 3.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 3.1 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 4.0 mi
- Campbell's Covered Bridge Park: 5.3 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.3 mi
- David Jackson Park: 5.9 mi
- McCreery Park: 6.9 mi
- Woodland Park: 7.0 mi
- Maria: 7.5 mi
- Orange Bear: 9.9 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 10.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 13.5 mi
- Honey: 14.0 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 15.3 mi
- Asia Garden: 15.5 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Landrum Depot: 8.5 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 10.9 mi
- House of Flags: 11.0 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.4 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.3 mi
- Southern X793: 14.5 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Long Rock: 13.4 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 13.7 mi
- High Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 16.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 14.5 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 17.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 14.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Glassy Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | NE 44° | 978 m | 3.3 mi |
| Big Top | WNW 282° | 929 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | WNW 287° | 926 m | 9.0 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | WNW 291° | 924 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 352° | 922 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | WNW 300° | 921 m | 1.0 mi |
| McCarrol Mountain | WNW 288° | 909 m | 8.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | WNW 296° | 896 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357084147
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