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Flatrock Mountain

Flatrock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flatrock Mountain rises to 879 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the east, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bella Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31426646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
879 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.05678, -82.83708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bella Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Evil Ducky Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Mossy Cove Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Persistence Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Hog Wild Cave Falls: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 6.1 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 6.8 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 7.1 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 7.5 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 8.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 12.5 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 14.7 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 15.9 mi
  • Looper Memorial Marker: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
  • M1: 13.4 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 14.0 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 17.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 7
  • Brevard Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • English Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 17.2 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 24.1 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.6 mi
  • North Beach: 15.7 mi
  • South Beach: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Flatrock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainE1,087 m3.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainE1,063 m4.0 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE1,041 m5.6 mi
Indian Camp MountainNE1,027 m3.2 mi
Burnt MountainNNE1,011 m2.3 mi
Rock MountainESE1,003 m3.7 mi
Whiteoak MountainE1,002 m4.7 mi
Dolves MountainENE1,001 m6.8 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 °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231285 — Flatrock Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095897

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