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Cedar Rock Mountain

Cedar Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Rock Mountain rises to 508 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Ribbon Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1231150)

Wikidata Q31656550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
508 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94622, -82.80264

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 3.0 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 5.2 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 6.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 6.3 mi
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 56
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 21
Gardens: 19
  • Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
  • English Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Common Gardening: 11.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 11.1 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 6.5 mi
  • North Beach: 9.8 mi
  • South Beach: 11.2 mi
  • East Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Cedar Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainN 10°1,087 m8.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNE 16°1,063 m7.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNE 30°1,041 m7.0 mi
Rock MountainNNE 14°1,003 m6.8 mi
Whiteoak MountainNNE 18°1,002 m8.9 mi
Caesars HeadN 8°978 m7.6 mi
Table RockNE 38°953 m9.1 mi
Roundtop MountainN 9°929 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231150 — Cedar Rock Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095850

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