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Laurel Fork Mountain

Laurel Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Fork Mountain rises to 780 m in South Carolina. Rocky Knobs stands 1,139 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
780 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.02010, -82.88236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Cane Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Laurel Fork Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Monolith Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Devils Hole Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Deception Falls: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Bootleg Access Area: 3.5 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 4.6 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 6.9 mi
  • Champion Park: 9.2 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 14
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 13.6 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 15.5 mi
  • M1: 16.9 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 17.6 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.6 mi
  • North Beach: 12.7 mi
  • South Beach: 14.3 mi
  • East Beach: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Rose Garden: 13.7 mi
  • English Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Common Gardening: 14.2 mi
  • Common Gardening: 14.3 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Moody Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Laurel Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobsNW 308°1,139 m6.9 mi
Sassafras MountainENE 62°1,087 m6.7 mi
Hickorynut MountainENE 72°1,063 m6.9 mi
RoundtopNW 322°1,051 m7.4 mi
Indian Camp MountainNE 48°1,027 m6.8 mi
Burnt MountainNE 37°1,011 m5.8 mi
Rock MountainENE 76°1,003 m6.3 mi
Nancy MountainNNE 28°978 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
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

OpenStreetMap element node/357116258

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