Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 584 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31656117, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 584 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 4 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 16 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Knob: 0.8 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Cove Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Tater Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mosley Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Adams Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Alewine Falls: 3.3 mi
- Rachael Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Middle Rachael Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Yucca Falls: 3.4 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 3.4 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.7 mi
- Pickens Recreation Center: 5.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 5.6 mi
- Pickens Doodle Park: 6.1 mi
- Honey: 14.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.9 mi
- Softball statue: 15.1 mi
- Doughboy: 15.4 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 16.1 mi
- Looper Memorial Marker: 7.6 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 10.3 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 10.7 mi
- Veterans memorial: 11.2 mi
- Julien D. Wyatt: 11.3 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 4.1 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 6.0 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 6.3 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 15.0 mi
- World of Energy: 16.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
- English Garden: 6.0 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 15.0 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
- Asia Garden: 15.4 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 6.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.2 mi
- Tiny Town: 13.6 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 15.0 mi
- Steamer Car: 15.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.4 mi
- El Lieutenant: 9.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Dunns Rock: 14.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.9 mi
- South: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 20.0 mi
- Pavilion 2: 20.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 20.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 11.9 mi
- North Beach: 15.0 mi
- South Beach: 16.3 mi
- East Beach: 22.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 12.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,087 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,063 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,041 m | 4.8 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | N 3° | 1,013 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NW 321° | 1,003 m | 6.3 mi |
| Whiteoak Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,002 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bursted Rock Mountain | N 355° | 981 m | 8.4 mi |
| Caesars Head | NW 322° | 978 m | 7.4 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 | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357081839
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