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Bootleg Mountain

Bootleg Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bootleg Mountain rises to 550 m in South Carolina. Buck Knob stands 1,212 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bootleg Access Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31656085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.99454, -82.91653

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bootleg Access Area: 0.9 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 4.4 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 5.4 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • DAR Monument: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Devils Hole Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Prince Cove Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cane Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Laurel Fork Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Never Ending Falls: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 14
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 8
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 14.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 18.0 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 18.0 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 18.2 mi
  • M1: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 1.7 mi
  • North Beach: 10.8 mi
  • South Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.2 mi
  • East Beach: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Common Gardening: 12.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 12.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
  • English Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Indian Spring: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Bootleg Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobNW 308°1,212 m8.1 mi
Flat MountainWNW 291°1,198 m8.0 mi
Waddle MountainWNW 302°1,160 m7.6 mi
Rocky KnobsNNW 330°1,139 m6.9 mi
Round MountainWNW 288°1,125 m7.2 mi
RoundtopNNW 341°1,051 m8.0 mi
Grassy KnobWNW 291°1,040 m6.6 mi
Persimmon MountainW 269°933 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1246945 — Bootleg Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357116785

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