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Birds Mountain

Birds Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Birds Mountain rises to 211 m in South Carolina. Little Knob stands 273 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site, a park 2.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31655999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.56374, -81.85343

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 23
Peaks: 9
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Stomp Springs: 9.4 mi
  • West Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Glenn Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Harris Springs: 18.9 mi
  • Jew's Harp Spring: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Norfolk and Western 518526: 15.3 mi
  • Belfast Plantation: 16.4 mi
  • Walnut Grove Plantation: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Horseshoe Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birds Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little KnobW 274°273 m12.6 mi
Big KnobW 272°270 m14.9 mi
Beddington MountainNNE 14°242 m11.4 mi
Lucas HillNNW 346°234 m16.6 mi
Crab Apple HillNNW 346°225 m14.4 mi
Hayes HillNNE 13°225 m22.2 mi
Wofford MountainN 10°209 m16.1 mi
Indian HillNW 312°202 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1620:0720:44
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3116:4317:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616977807974625245
Precip in4.13.74.43.43.54.14.04.13.63.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357101402

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