Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 530 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 530 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 21 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riley Moore Falls: 1.3 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Yellow Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lohr's Falls: 3.4 mi
- Wells Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Poor Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Nancy Long Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Chauga River Scenic Area: 3.8 mi
- City Park: 4.7 mi
- Chau Ram County Park: 4.9 mi
- City Square: 5.4 mi
- Kaufmann Square Park: 5.5 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 4.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 8.2 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 9.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 10.6 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 5.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 5.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 7.1 mi
- Travelers Rest: 10.9 mi
- All In: 18.5 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 19.0 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 19.1 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.1 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 19.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- The Catstairs: 20.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 20.4 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 5.4 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.9 mi
- Howard's Rock: 18.8 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 20.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 19.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 21.3 mi
- South Beach: 14.3 mi
- North Beach: 15.2 mi
- East Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 13.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 18.0 mi
- South: 14.4 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 18.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 14.6 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 20.0 mi
- Burton: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | NW 310° | 888 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Mountain | NW 326° | 832 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NNW 326° | 793 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Stakey Mountain | N 8° | 790 m | 11.2 mi |
| Oakey Top | NNW 347° | 783 m | 11.5 mi |
| Russell Mountain | N 358° | 770 m | 10.2 mi |
| Burrell Mountain | N 350° | 749 m | 12.3 mi |
| Morton Mountain | NNE 13° | 746 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096145
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