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Cedar Rock Mountain

Cedar Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Rock Mountain rises to 421 m in South Carolina. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,041 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Arial Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1231149)

Wikidata Q31656534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
421 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.88509, -82.62083

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Park: 2.4 mi
  • Baptist Easley Fitness Trail: 3.2 mi
  • Easley Doodle Park: 3.4 mi
  • Kings Park: 3.7 mi
  • Alice Mill Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Adams Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Alewine Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Rachael Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Middle Rachael Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Yucca Falls: 11.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 27
  • English Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 10.2 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 10.8 mi
Museums: 23
Attractions: 15
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 5.1 mi
  • Tiny Town: 6.3 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 10.2 mi
  • Steamer Car: 10.3 mi
  • Greenville Glides: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
  • Indian Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Chick Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • North Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.6 mi
  • South Beach: 17.6 mi
  • East Beach: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Cedar Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinnacle MountainNNW 326°1,041 m12.3 mi
Rock MountainNW 321°1,003 m13.9 mi
Table RockNNW 338°953 m12.4 mi
Sunfish MountainNNW 329°883 m13.7 mi
Horse MountainNW 317°845 m12.9 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 336°845 m13.8 mi
The StoolNNW 340°797 m12.1 mi
Rich MountainNW 311°769 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1820:1120:48
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3516:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095846

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