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Mill Knob

Mill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Mill Knob rises to 505 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31658300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
505 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.14317, -82.41262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.2 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 5.7 mi
  • McCreery Park: 7.3 mi
  • David Jackson Park: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Big Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Awanita Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Zen Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Sidewinder Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Tommy Wyche Falls: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 59
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 3.0 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 5.0 mi
  • Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 5.8 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 6.7 mi
Museums: 28
Attractions: 22
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.3 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.2 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.4 mi
  • Southern X793: 12.5 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Pollinator Garden: 10.2 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Asia Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Labyrinth: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Mill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainW993 m6.5 mi
Ann MountainNW990 m8.0 mi
Hammond MountainNW963 m7.5 mi
Hogback MountainWNW954 m5.4 mi
Rush MountainNNW943 m7.3 mi
Big TopWNW929 m4.9 mi
Mackerel MountainWNW926 m4.7 mi
Corbin MountainNW924 m2.1 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231545 — Mill Knob, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096067

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