Oconee Mountain
Oconee Mountain rises to 568 m in South Carolina. Fork Mountain stands 992 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Disappearing Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 568 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 14.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 18 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Disappearing Falls: 0.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.0 mi
- Station Cove Falls: 1.2 mi
- Horse Bone Falls: 1.2 mi
- Jim Lee Falls: 1.5 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 1.7 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 6.5 mi
- Sertoma Field: 6.6 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tamassee Knob: 1.1 mi
- Ross Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Stumphouse Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Turnip Top: 2.9 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 7.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 7.2 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 7.2 mi
- World of Energy: 12.0 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 13.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 1.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 2.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 5.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.6 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- The Catstairs: 15.3 mi
- All In: 19.1 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 19.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 19.4 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 19.5 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.5 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 7.2 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.7 mi
- Howard's Rock: 19.2 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 21.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 22.0 mi
- North Beach: 10.4 mi
- South Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.4 mi
- East Beach: 18.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 13.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 10.7 mi
- English Garden: 22.0 mi
- South: 10.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Oconee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork Mountain | N 5° | 992 m | 8.8 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NNW 344° | 975 m | 8.8 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | N 4° | 954 m | 7.6 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | N 8° | 911 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NNW 345° | 911 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ridley Mountain | N 1° | 888 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rand Mountain | NNW 339° | 877 m | 6.7 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 335° | 875 m | 5.9 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 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231826 — Oconee Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096195
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