Panther Mountain
Panther Mountain rises to 879 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31634394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 879 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 16 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frank Mountain: 1.0 mi
- McCarrol Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Corbin Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pruett Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mackerel Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Zen Falls: 1.7 mi
- Sidewinder Falls: 1.7 mi
- Tommy Wyche Falls: 2.6 mi
- Awanita Falls: 2.7 mi
- $10,000 Falls: 2.8 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 3.1 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.0 mi
- McCreery Park: 7.9 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 8.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.1 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 2.8 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 3.4 mi
- Trestle ruins: 6.9 mi
- Jennings Mill: 6.9 mi
- Maria: 13.7 mi
- Springtime in TR: 13.9 mi
- Honey: 14.4 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 16.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.7 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.3 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 7.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.9 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 10.6 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 13.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 4.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.5 mi
- Southern X793: 10.8 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.4 mi
- Long Rock: 6.2 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Glassy Rock: 7.3 mi
- High Rocks: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 21.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Pavilion 2: 21.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 21.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 18.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Panther Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NW 314° | 1,148 m | 6.5 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NW 323° | 1,027 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 325° | 1,002 m | 5.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | WNW 288° | 997 m | 6.9 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | W 262° | 993 m | 4.0 mi |
| Ann Mountain | NNW 338° | 990 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Rock | W 280° | 990 m | 5.9 mi |
| Standingstone Mountain | WSW 258° | 978 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021802 — Panther Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357080860
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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