Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 769 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp McCall Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 769 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp McCall Falls: 0.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 0.9 mi
- Euphoria Falls: 0.9 mi
- Triple Falls: 0.9 mi
- The Narrows: 1.3 mi
- Twisting Pine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sharp Top Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Horse Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Horse Gap Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 4.9 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 5.8 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 7.5 mi
- Camp Cedar Creek: 8.2 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 11.9 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 13.6 mi
- Looper Memorial Marker: 14.0 mi
- Jennings Mill: 15.7 mi
- Trestle ruins: 15.7 mi
- Honey: 20.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.9 mi
- Softball statue: 21.4 mi
- Doughboy: 21.7 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 22.6 mi
- El Lieutenant: 10.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Dunns Rock: 12.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.6 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 15.1 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 6.7 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 10.7 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 11.0 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- World of Energy: 16.2 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 10.8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 11.7 mi
- M1: 15.3 mi
- Tiny Town: 20.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 20.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- English Garden: 10.7 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 18.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 7.0 mi
- North Beach: 13.9 mi
- South Beach: 15.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.8 mi
- East Beach: 23.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 6.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 19.1 mi
- South: 15.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,087 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NE 44° | 1,063 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,041 m | 3.7 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | N 8° | 1,027 m | 4.7 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | N 349° | 1,011 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NE 45° | 1,003 m | 2.4 mi |
| Whiteoak Mountain | NE 38° | 1,002 m | 4.5 mi |
| Caesars Head | NNE 23° | 978 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096148
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