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Glassy Mountain

Glassy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Glassy Mountain rises to 502 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannon Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Glassy Mountain is a mountain close to Pickens, South Carolina, USA, in northwestern South Carolina, with a summit elevation of 1,703 feet (519 m) above mean sea level. While it is an isolated monadnock, it is still close to the Blue Ridge, providing views of nearby summits such as Table Rock and Caesar's Head as well as Greenville. The mountain gets its name from a large, bare, granite face on its north side. At the top of this rock face are small springs that trickle down the mountain, giving it a "glassy" appearance in the sun. It is easily accessible, as a small service road for transmitter towers leads to the summit. Local high schoolers often paint the rock face with graduation years. These year numbers can be so large as to be seen on aerial imaging of the mountain

This mountain is often confused with another Glassy Mountain located in Greenville County, South Carolina, which is nearby. Glassy Mountain in Greenville County has a higher elevation of 2,782 feet and is not a monadnock as it is connected to other mountains. It is also home to the Cliffs at Glassy Mountain golf course community. In 1990, owners Pat McCoy and Thomas Atkinson sold Glassy Mountain to the South Carolina Heritage Trust Program, which designated it Glass Mountain Heritage Preserve.

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Wikidata Q2502734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.90074, -82.65988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 2.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.7 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 3.1 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 3.3 mi
  • Easley Doodle Park: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Adams Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Alewine Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Rachael Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Middle Rachael Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Yucca Falls: 8.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 26
  • English Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 12.2 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 12.8 mi
Museums: 25
Attractions: 15
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 3.1 mi
  • Tiny Town: 8.7 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 12.2 mi
  • Steamer Car: 12.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
  • Indian Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Chick Springs: 21.1 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
  • North Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.2 mi
  • South Beach: 15.9 mi
  • East Beach: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Glassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNNW 330°1,063 m11.9 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNW 333°1,041 m10.3 mi
Rock MountainNNW 326°1,003 m11.7 mi
Table RockNNW 347°953 m10.6 mi
Roundtop MountainNW 324°929 m12.1 mi
Sunfish MountainNNW 336°883 m11.7 mi
Horse MountainNW 321°845 m10.6 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 343°845 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1222717 — Glassy Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357084145

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