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Peach Orchard Mountain

Peach Orchard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Peach Orchard Mountain rises to 465 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlton Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.93039, -82.80014

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 3.6 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 5.0 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 5.3 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 5.6 mi
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 22
Gardens: 19
  • Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
  • English Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.3 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 7.0 mi
  • North Beach: 9.1 mi
  • South Beach: 10.4 mi
  • East Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Peach Orchard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainN 8°1,087 m9.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNE 13°1,063 m8.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNE 25°1,041 m7.9 mi
Rock MountainN 11°1,003 m7.8 mi
Whiteoak MountainNNE 15°1,002 m9.9 mi
Caesars HeadN 6°978 m8.7 mi
Roundtop MountainN 6°929 m7.8 mi
Sunfish MountainNNE 20°883 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1120:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357096105

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