Grassy Mountain
Grassy Mountain rises to 397 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Steps Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31657121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riley Moore Falls: 2.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Chau Ram Falls: 4.2 mi
- Longnose Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Steps Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Rider Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rockhouse Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Nancy Long Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Chau Ram County Park: 4.1 mi
- Chauga River Scenic Area: 4.2 mi
- City Park: 8.6 mi
- Cool Springs Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Kaufmann Square Park: 9.1 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 5.2 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 6.7 mi
- Oconee Station: 12.4 mi
- Stephens County High School: 13.2 mi
- Travelers Rest: 7.1 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 7.2 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 9.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 9.0 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 9.1 mi
- All In: 20.8 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 21.3 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 21.3 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 21.4 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 21.4 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 9.1 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 17.8 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 18.1 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 18.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 22.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 19.7 mi
- The Catstairs: 22.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 23.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 23.4 mi
- South Beach: 18.2 mi
- North Beach: 19.2 mi
- East Beach: 20.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.7 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 16.6 mi
- South: 18.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 18.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Burton: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Grassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | NNW 329° | 888 m | 12.3 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | WNW 290° | 796 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | W 280° | 795 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NNW 345° | 793 m | 13.0 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 1° | 783 m | 14.2 mi |
| Russell Mountain | N 11° | 770 m | 13.5 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | NW 316° | 769 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hickory Top | NNE 14° | 738 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357094115
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