Battered Rock Mountain
Battered Rock Mountain rises to 980 m in South Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Coldbranch Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 980 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 4 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 15 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raven Cliff Falls: 1.4 mi
- Slicking Falls: 1.7 mi
- Secret Falls: 1.9 mi
- Reece Place Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.4 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.6 mi
- Champion Park: 8.9 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.8 mi
- Coldbranch Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Reedy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Slicking Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Brushy Knob: 1.5 mi
- Bursted Rock Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 16.3 mi
- Honey: 16.5 mi
- Softball statue: 17.9 mi
- Doughboy: 18.2 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 19.8 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 3.4 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 5.8 mi
- Jennings Mill: 7.9 mi
- Trestle ruins: 7.9 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 9.3 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 4.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.3 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 14.4 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 14.7 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 16.7 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- English Garden: 14.4 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 17.9 mi
- Asia Garden: 17.9 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 17.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 3.2 mi
- M1: 10.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.0 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 14.7 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 17.9 mi
- El Lieutenant: 1.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 23.4 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 20.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 20.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 24.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.5 mi
- North Beach: 22.0 mi
- South Beach: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Battered Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | N 360° | 1,119 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,087 m | 5.7 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | N 356° | 1,086 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,063 m | 5.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,044 m | 2.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SW 219° | 1,041 m | 5.3 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | W 265° | 1,027 m | 6.3 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | NE 56° | 1,016 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095754
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