Moss Mountain
Moss Mountain rises to 538 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31658401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 538 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Limestone Falls: 0.8 mi
- Chauga Narrows: 1.6 mi
- Bone Camp Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Land Bridge Falls: 2.1 mi
- Andrew Ramey Falls: 2.9 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 4.3 mi
- Chauga River Scenic Area: 4.3 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 6.6 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 7.3 mi
- City Park: 8.0 mi
- Old Field Mountain: 1.3 mi
- John Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 8.7 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 8.7 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 8.8 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 12.5 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 12.7 mi
- Chattooga Town: 5.9 mi
- Oconee Station: 7.5 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 7.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 8.9 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 12.9 mi
- The Catstairs: 14.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 15.1 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- All In: 22.6 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 23.0 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 23.1 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 23.1 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 23.1 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 8.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 12.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 15.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 18.7 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 22.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 16.1 mi
- South Beach: 15.9 mi
- North Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 19.0 mi
- East Beach: 22.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 10.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.1 mi
- Big Spring: 22.4 mi
- South: 16.0 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 24.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 16.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Burton: 20.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Moss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | WNW 289° | 888 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sheep Knob | NW 317° | 834 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Mountain | NW 318° | 832 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | NNW 346° | 818 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NW 317° | 793 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Stakey Mountain | NNE 34° | 790 m | 7.0 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 356° | 783 m | 6.0 mi |
| Crane Mountain | NE 37° | 771 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1224671 — Moss Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357086405
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