Bird Mountain
Bird Mountain rises to 452 m in South Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mockingbird Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31655983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 452 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Vista Rock · 17 mi
- Opera Box · 17 mi
- Devil's Head · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mockingbird Hill: 0.8 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Melrose Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Squirrel Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 0.9 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 4.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.8 mi
- Sillers Falls: 1.7 mi
- Blue Wall Falls: 2.9 mi
- Moonshiners Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cave Falls: 4.6 mi
- Brenda Falls: 4.6 mi
- Brookwood Park: 2.0 mi
- Woodland Park: 2.0 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 2.2 mi
- Rogers Park: 2.5 mi
- Harmon Field: 3.5 mi
- Orange Bear: 2.8 mi
- Maria: 9.9 mi
- Globe: 10.9 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.0 mi
- Chicken Statue: 16.2 mi
- Landrum Depot: 1.4 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 4.7 mi
- House of Flags: 4.9 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.4 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 1.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 16.6 mi
- Southern X793: 16.6 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 16.6 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 17.2 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.6 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Xeric Garden: 19.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Glassy Rock: 7.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 14.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 15.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 9.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 15.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 16.2 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 18.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.7 mi
- Chick Springs: 18.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Bird Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NNW 344° | 986 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 260° | 978 m | 4.4 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | N 0° | 940 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 255° | 922 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | WSW 250° | 921 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | WSW 257° | 893 m | 5.8 mi |
| Evans Mountain | W 275° | 853 m | 9.5 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | WSW 245° | 848 m | 7.5 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 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095777
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