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Hyde Mountain

Hyde Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hyde Mountain rises to 562 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.12706, -82.40095

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 1.4 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.1 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 6.9 mi
  • David Jackson Park: 7.2 mi
  • McCreery Park: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Big Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Awanita Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Zen Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sidewinder Falls: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 4.5 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 6.3 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Museums: 28
Gardens: 26
  • Pollinator Garden: 11.4 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Asia Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Labyrinth: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 8.5 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 12.3 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 13.5 mi
  • Southern X793: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • 4: 16.4 mi
  • 3: 16.4 mi
  • 2: 16.4 mi
  • 1: 16.5 mi
  • 5: 16.5 mi
Springs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Hyde Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainWNW 286°993 m7.4 mi
Hogback MountainENE 63°978 m6.9 mi
Hammond MountainNW 325°963 m8.7 mi
Hogback MountainWNW 295°954 m6.4 mi
Rush MountainNNW 334°943 m8.6 mi
Big TopWNW 297°929 m5.9 mi
Mackerel MountainNW 304°926 m5.8 mi
Corbin MountainNW 326°924 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231413 — Hyde Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095982

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