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Mill Knob

Mill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Mill Knob rises to 505 m in South Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,002 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
505 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.14317, -82.41262

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
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
Artworks
Museums: 28
Gardens: 25
  • 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
Attractions: 23
  • 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
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • 4: 17.7 mi
  • 3: 17.7 mi
  • 2: 17.7 mi
  • 1: 17.8 mi
  • 5: 17.8 mi
Springs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Mill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNW 316°1,002 m7.9 mi
Grassy Top MountainW 278°993 m6.5 mi
Hogback MountainENE 74°978 m7.1 mi
Hammond MountainNW 324°963 m7.5 mi
Hogback MountainWNW 287°954 m5.4 mi
Rush MountainNNW 335°943 m7.3 mi
Big TopWNW 289°929 m4.9 mi
Mackerel MountainWNW 297°926 m4.7 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 1231545 — Mill Knob, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096067

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