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Pink Mountain

Pink Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pink Mountain rises to 550 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pink Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.95983, -82.80819

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Mizelle Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Pork Chop Falls: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 2.5 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 5.3 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 6.9 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 7.2 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 56
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 20
Gardens: 19
  • Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
  • English Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 11.7 mi
  • Common Gardening: 11.7 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 12
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 7.7 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 14.3 mi
  • Tiny Town: 18.1 mi
  • M1: 19.2 mi
  • Howard's Rock: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 6.0 mi
  • North Beach: 10.3 mi
  • South Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.5 mi
  • East Beach: 19.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Pink Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 14°1,087 m7.5 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNE 21°1,063 m6.7 mi
Pinnacle MountainNE 36°1,041 m6.3 mi
Indian Camp MountainN 6°1,027 m8.7 mi
Burnt MountainN 355°1,011 m8.8 mi
Rock MountainNNE 19°1,003 m6.0 mi
Whiteoak MountainNNE 22°1,002 m8.1 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 11°978 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1225505 — Pink Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357087898

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