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Paris Mountain

Paris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.94123, -82.41068

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Gardens: 29
  • 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
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 3
  • 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 16.5 miles of Paris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainNNW 336°993 m16.2 mi
Hogback MountainNNW 341°954 m16.4 mi
Big TopNNW 343°929 m16.2 mi
Corbin MountainN 355°924 m15.7 mi
Rich MountainNNE 16°922 m15.4 mi
Bryant MountainNNE 14°921 m14.4 mi
McCarrol MountainNNW 347°909 m16.5 mi
Hoghead MountainNNE 19°893 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1720:1020:47
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3416:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855637178818074645447
Precip in4.03.74.23.63.93.95.24.03.53.23.64.3

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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