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Posey Mountain

Posey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Posey Mountain rises to 807 m in South Carolina. Snaggy Mountain stands 1,027 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Joel Poinsett Home Ruins, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
807 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.18234, -82.42067

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 0.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 2.3 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 7.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 7.0 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Big Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Zen Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Bell Park Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Sidewinder Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Leland Falls: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Tuxedo Park: 3.0 mi
  • Les Mullinax Park: 3.8 mi
  • McCreery Park: 5.5 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 7.0 mi
  • The Park at Flat Rock: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 59
Gardens: 34
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.4 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Asia Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Labyrinth: 17.9 mi
Museums: 27
Attractions: 22
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 5.7 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 9.5 mi
  • Southern X793: 9.8 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.9 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Posey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snaggy MountainWNW 300°1,027 m6.4 mi
Rich MountainWNW 300°1,002 m5.9 mi
Grassy Top MountainWSW 253°993 m6.3 mi
Ann MountainNW 313°990 m5.6 mi
Hammond MountainNW 310°963 m5.2 mi
Hogback MountainWSW 257°954 m4.9 mi
Rush MountainNW 326°943 m4.7 mi
Big TopWSW 255°929 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:48
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1225642 — Posey Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357088087

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