Old Indian Mountain
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
- 2.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 19 mi
- Exclamation Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Maria: 9.3 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 11.0 mi
- Orange Bear: 12.5 mi
- Springtime in TR: 12.6 mi
- Honey: 13.1 mi
- Calahan Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hyde Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mill Knob: 1.8 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 1.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Glassy Rock: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Long Rock: 10.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 11.0 mi
- High Rocks: 12.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.6 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 17.2 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 19.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 18.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 18.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 21.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.6 mi
- Chick Springs: 15.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Top Mountain | W 278° | 993 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ENE 66° | 978 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rush Mountain | NW 325° | 943 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Top | WNW 287° | 929 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | WNW 293° | 926 m | 6.4 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NW 304° | 924 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ENE 65° | 922 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | E 79° | 921 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
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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