Mill Mountain
Mill Mountain rises to 870 m in South Carolina. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,357 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is King Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31658316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 870 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 13 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 24 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Spoonauger Falls: 0.9 mi
- Big Bend Falls: 0.9 mi
- Miuka Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Miuka Falls: 2.4 mi
- Ridley Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 1.2 mi
- Bee Bait Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Medlin Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Crane Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Dixon Park: 7.3 mi
- Ravenel Park: 7.4 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 7.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 7.8 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 13.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 13.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 13.8 mi
- World of Energy: 16.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Chattooga Town: 5.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 6.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 8.2 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 7.4 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 10.5 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 13.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 19.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 22.5 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 23.1 mi
- Ear: 23.9 mi
- Chalice: 24.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 24.5 mi
- All In: 24.5 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 24.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 7.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.9 mi
- North Beach: 13.9 mi
- South Beach: 14.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
- East Beach: 24.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 1.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.2 mi
- Big Spring: 22.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 14.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.7 mi
- English Garden: 23.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- South: 14.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Mill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | N 8° | 1,357 m | 6.3 mi |
| Coldsides Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,218 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,198 m | 6.1 mi |
| Heady Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,150 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ellicott Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,137 m | 4.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 40° | 1,125 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 326° | 1,065 m | 6.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | N 3° | 1,055 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096070
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