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Caesars Head

Caesars Head, seen from above at true elevation

Caesars Head rises to 978 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Firefly Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
978 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.05564, -82.78456

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Firefly Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Rock Palace Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Beech Bottom Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Poplar Hollow Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Rocky Bottom Gorge Falls: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.6 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
  • Champion Park: 6.6 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 7.7 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 11.8 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 13.9 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 14.0 mi
  • Looper Memorial Marker: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 10
  • Devil's Kitchen: 9.5 mi
  • M1: 12.5 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 12.7 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 18.2 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Brevard Community Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
  • English Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Common Gardening: 18.1 mi
  • Common Gardening: 18.2 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 9
  • Green Mountain Preserve: 13.2 mi
  • Bracken Preserve: 13.3 mi
  • Nalley Brown Nature Park: 20.1 mi
  • Kelsey Trail Preserve: 22.9 mi
  • Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 8
Springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
  • North Beach: 16.7 mi
  • South Beach: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Caesars Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 32°1,087 m0.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainESE 110°1,063 m1.1 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 122°1,041 m2.9 mi
Indian Camp MountainNNW 347°1,027 m2.1 mi
Coldbranch MountainENE 65°1,016 m6.8 mi
Slicking MountainENE 63°1,013 m5.6 mi
Burnt MountainNW 316°1,011 m3.0 mi
Rock MountainSSE 149°1,003 m1.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095814

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