Osborne Mountain
Osborne Mountain rises to 604 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetest Thing Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31658536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 604 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sweetest Thing Falls: 0.9 mi
- Hank Hill Falls: 1.1 mi
- Bailey's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Sweet Pete Falls: 1.5 mi
- Pinball Falls: 1.5 mi
- Watson Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Grassy Top Mountain: 2.1 mi
- High Spur Knob: 2.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 2.9 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 4.8 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 7.0 mi
- Slater White Park: 7.2 mi
- Jimi Turner Park: 7.4 mi
- Trestle ruins: 3.0 mi
- Jennings Mill: 3.0 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 4.0 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 4.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 12.1 mi
- Honey: 12.5 mi
- Softball statue: 14.7 mi
- Doughboy: 14.9 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 15.1 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 11.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 12.0 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 12.7 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 13.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 13.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.0 mi
- Asia Garden: 14.4 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 14.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 5.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.3 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.6 mi
- Southern X793: 13.7 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Long Rock: 4.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.1 mi
- El Lieutenant: 8.4 mi
- High Rocks: 10.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 23.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 19.7 mi
- Pavilion 2: 19.8 mi
- Pavilion 1: 19.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
- Chick Springs: 18.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Osborne Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNW 347° | 1,148 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,098 m | 7.4 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | N 357° | 1,027 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | W 278° | 1,008 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 1° | 1,002 m | 6.8 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NW 324° | 997 m | 5.8 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | NNW 337° | 993 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 322° | 990 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357119751
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