Paris Mountain
Paris Mountain rises to 626 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Fire Tower Remains, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Wikidata Q31658588, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 626 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 17 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pointsett Park: 1.6 mi
- Chris & Kelly's Hope Fitness Park: 1.9 mi
- Trailblazer Park: 2.0 mi
- Gateway Park: 2.7 mi
- Athens Park: 2.8 mi
- Honey: 2.1 mi
- Doughboy: 2.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 2.3 mi
- Softball statue: 2.4 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 4.0 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 6.7 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 6.8 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 6.8 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Falls: 10.9 mi
- Old Fire Tower Remains: 0.5 mi
- Capped Sulphur Springs: 1.7 mi
- Keep on Pedaling: 1.8 mi
- Laodicea "Dicey" Langston Monument: 2.8 mi
- Camp Sevier: 4.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Butler Hill: 6.9 mi
- Billingsly Hill: 8.6 mi
- Roper Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Allen Knob: 9.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 1.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 1.9 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 2.4 mi
- Swamp Rabbit Teaching Garden: 5.0 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 1.9 mi
- Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery: 5.3 mi
- Upcountry History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Sigal Music Museum: 5.9 mi
- The Greenville County Museum of Art: 5.9 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 2.5 mi
- Steamer Car: 3.7 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 6.0 mi
- Greenville Glides: 6.1 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 8.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 14.2 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 18.0 mi
- Long Rock: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 5.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 5.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 5.7 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 9.7 mi
- Twin Bridges Pavilion: 16.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 14.3 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 14.9 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 15.3 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 22.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 6.9 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 16.3 mi
- Mineral Spring: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Paris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Top Mountain | NNW 336° | 993 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 341° | 954 m | 16.4 mi |
| Big Top | NNW 343° | 929 m | 16.2 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | N 355° | 924 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 16° | 922 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNE 14° | 921 m | 14.4 mi |
| McCarrol Mountain | NNW 347° | 909 m | 16.5 mi |
| Frank Mountain | N 350° | 894 m | 16.6 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 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Dwtn AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1250020 — Paris Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357119768
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