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Plumley Mountain

Plumley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Plumley Mountain rises to 688 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658873, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
688 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.16095, -82.40317

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Big Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Leland Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Pacolet Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Zen Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Sidewinder Falls: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 1.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.1 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 6.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 2.7 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 4.7 mi
  • McCreery Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 6.4 mi
  • The Park at Flat Rock: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 59
Museums: 27
Attractions: 22
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.1 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.2 mi
  • Southern X793: 11.4 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 12.0 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Pollinator Garden: 9.1 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Asia Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • 4: 18.5 mi
  • 3: 18.5 mi
  • 2: 18.5 mi
  • 1: 18.5 mi
  • 5: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Plumley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainW 267°993 m7.0 mi
Ann MountainNW 316°990 m7.4 mi
Hogback MountainE 83°978 m6.3 mi
Hammond MountainNW 314°963 m6.9 mi
Hogback MountainW 273°954 m5.7 mi
Rush MountainNW 326°943 m6.5 mi
Big TopW 274°929 m5.1 mi
Mackerel MountainWNW 281°926 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231672 — Plumley Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096126

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