High Spur Knob
High Spur Knob rises to 659 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Zen Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31657353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 659 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 14 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Zen Falls: 1.0 mi
- Awanita Falls: 1.0 mi
- Sidewinder Falls: 1.1 mi
- Tommy Wyche Falls: 1.4 mi
- $10,000 Falls: 1.5 mi
- Big Top: 1.5 mi
- Panther Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mackerel Mountain: 1.9 mi
- McCarrol Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 3.4 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 3.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 6.2 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 8.2 mi
- Slater White Park: 8.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.0 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.6 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 5.0 mi
- Trestle ruins: 5.1 mi
- Jennings Mill: 5.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 12.9 mi
- Honey: 13.4 mi
- Maria: 14.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.7 mi
- Softball statue: 15.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 9.7 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.3 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.8 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 13.6 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 14.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.2 mi
- Asia Garden: 15.3 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.5 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Labyrinth: 15.7 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 4.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.8 mi
- Southern X793: 12.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.3 mi
- Long Rock: 5.3 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.4 mi
- High Rocks: 9.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 22.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 20.3 mi
- Pavilion 2: 20.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 18.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 23.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of High Spur Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNW 330° | 1,148 m | 6.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NW 316° | 1,098 m | 7.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,027 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | W 265° | 1,008 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,002 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | WNW 303° | 997 m | 6.2 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | WNW 284° | 993 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bald Rock | WNW 296° | 990 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095948
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