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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
Artworks: 60
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
Historic sites
Museums: 29
Gardens: 25
  • 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: 15
  • Suber's Corn Mill: 9.8 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 10.6 mi
  • AH-1: 10.9 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 12.2 mi
  • Steamer Car: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Pax Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainNNE978 m7.5 mi
Big TopNW929 m11.9 mi
Mackerel MountainNW926 m11.9 mi
Corbin MountainNW924 m9.5 mi
Rich MountainN922 m6.3 mi
Bryant MountainNNW921 m5.6 mi
McCarrol MountainNW909 m11.4 mi
Long MountainNW896 m12.0 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 50–80 °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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