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Pax Mountain

Pax Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pax Mountain rises to 388 m in South Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is David Jackson Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
388 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.06595, -82.32206

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • David Jackson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Campbell's Covered Bridge Park: 3.5 mi
  • Công Viên Đức Mẹ Nữ Vương Việt Nam;Holy Queen Mother of Vietnam Park: 3.7 mi
  • Lake Cunningham Recreational Facility: 6.2 mi
  • Les Mullinax Park: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Lower Cave Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cave Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Cave Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Brenda Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Moonshiners Falls: 6.4 mi
Museums: 29
Gardens: 28
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Greer Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Asia Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Suber's Corn Mill: 9.8 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 10.6 mi
  • AH-1: 10.9 mi
  • M106A1: 10.9 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • 4: 10.5 mi
  • 3: 10.5 mi
  • 2: 10.5 mi
  • 1: 10.6 mi
  • 5: 10.6 mi
Springs: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Pax Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainNNE 13°978 m7.5 mi
Hogback MountainNW 304°954 m12.4 mi
Big TopNW 305°929 m11.9 mi
Mackerel MountainNW 309°926 m11.9 mi
Corbin MountainNW 318°924 m9.5 mi
Rich MountainN 353°922 m6.3 mi
Bryant MountainNNW 345°921 m5.6 mi
McCarrol MountainNW 311°909 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:47
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3416:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357096101

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