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Old Indian Mountain

Old Indian Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Old Indian Mountain rises to 697 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13873, -82.38123

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Big Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Pacolet Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Leland Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Brenda Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper Cave Falls: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 2.7 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 6.5 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 6.5 mi
  • McCreery Park: 6.9 mi
  • David Jackson Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 3.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 4.6 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 5.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.2 mi
Artworks
Museums: 26
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 11.0 mi
  • Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Pollinator Garden: 10.8 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Asia Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Labyrinth: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 8.9 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.0 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 13.0 mi
  • Southern X793: 13.3 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • 4: 16.5 mi
  • 3: 16.6 mi
  • 2: 16.6 mi
  • 1: 16.6 mi
  • 5: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Old Indian Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainW 278°993 m8.3 mi
Hogback MountainENE 66°978 m5.5 mi
Hogback MountainWNW 285°954 m7.2 mi
Big TopWNW 287°929 m6.6 mi
Mackerel MountainWNW 293°926 m6.4 mi
Corbin MountainNW 304°924 m3.6 mi
Rich MountainENE 65°922 m2.8 mi
Bryant MountainE 79°921 m1.9 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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231613 — Old Indian Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096095

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