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Big Stakey Mountain

Big Stakey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Stakey Mountain rises to 790 m in South Carolina. Glade Mountain stands 1,060 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ira Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31655949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
790 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.91259, -83.13265

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Ira Branch Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Pigpen Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Upper Pigpen Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Licklog Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Cheohee Road Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 4.4 mi
  • Oconee Station State Historic Site: 5.6 mi
  • Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 5.7 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.0 mi
  • North Beach: 13.4 mi
  • South Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.9 mi
  • East Beach: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Common Gardening: 14.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 14.1 mi
  • Franklin Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.3 mi
  • English Garden: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Indian Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Big Stakey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glade MountainN 355°1,060 m6.2 mi
Glade MountainN 359°1,005 m5.9 mi
Fork MountainNNE 28°992 m6.3 mi
Redside MountainN 4°982 m5.6 mi
Drip Nose MountainN 358°975 m5.3 mi
Medlin MountainNNE 33°954 m5.2 mi
Persimmon MountainNE 41°933 m7.3 mi
Bee Bait MountainN 3°911 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357081596

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