General Pickens Monument
General Pickens Monument is a historic site in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 333 m. Glade Mountain stands 1,005 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tamassee Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Park in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49493228, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 333 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 14.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 16 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 24 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tamassee Knob: 1.1 mi
- Oconee Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Ross Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.8 mi
- Horse Bone Falls: 1.9 mi
- Disappearing Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lee Falls: 2.6 mi
- Station Cove Falls: 2.7 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 3.2 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Sertoma Field: 7.3 mi
- Disc Golf Course: 7.4 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 8.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 8.1 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 8.1 mi
- World of Energy: 10.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Oconee Station: 2.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 6.8 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 13.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.6 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- The Catstairs: 15.9 mi
- All In: 18.5 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 18.7 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 18.8 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 18.8 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 18.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 8.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.2 mi
- Howard's Rock: 18.6 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 19.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 24.0 mi
- North Beach: 8.7 mi
- South Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.3 mi
- East Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 13.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 4.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 9.3 mi
- English Garden: 20.0 mi
- South: 9.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of General Pickens Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,005 m | 9.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 351° | 992 m | 7.8 mi |
| Redside Mountain | NNW 334° | 982 m | 8.6 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NNW 330° | 975 m | 8.6 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | NNW 348° | 954 m | 6.7 mi |
| Persimmon Mountain | N 4° | 933 m | 7.7 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | N 351° | 911 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NNW 328° | 911 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357111605
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