Cedar Rock Mountain
Cedar Rock Mountain rises to 696 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hank Hill Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31656517, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 696 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hank Hill Falls: 0.2 mi
- Sweetest Thing Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lower Falls Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Chute Falls: 0.6 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
- Grassy Top Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Osborne Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Watson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Standingstone Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Trestle ruins: 3.5 mi
- Jennings Mill: 3.5 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 4.7 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 4.9 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 5.9 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.8 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 6.4 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 8.0 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 8.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 13.2 mi
- Honey: 13.7 mi
- Softball statue: 15.9 mi
- Doughboy: 16.0 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.4 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 11.9 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.5 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Asia Garden: 15.5 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.7 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 15.9 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 4.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.8 mi
- Southern X793: 13.0 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Long Rock: 3.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 7.8 mi
- High Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 20.9 mi
- Pavilion 2: 21.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 19.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Cedar Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | N 354° | 1,148 m | 6.2 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,098 m | 6.2 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | N 5° | 1,027 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | W 262° | 1,011 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | W 267° | 1,008 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 9° | 1,002 m | 5.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NW 326° | 997 m | 4.6 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | N 3° | 993 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095853
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