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Rider Mountain

Rider Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rider Mountain rises to 475 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nancy Long Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
475 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.73204, -83.21405

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Chau Ram County Park: 5.0 mi
  • City Park: 8.0 mi
  • City Square: 8.7 mi
  • Kaufmann Square Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 18
  • Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 8.6 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 8.6 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 8.6 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 17.7 mi
  • North Beach: 18.6 mi
  • East Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 17.7 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Rider Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rainy MountainNW 326°888 m10.9 mi
Big MountainNNW 340°832 m13.0 mi
Pigeon MountainW 273°795 m13.2 mi
Pollywah KnobNNW 343°793 m11.5 mi
Oakey TopN 2°783 m12.7 mi
Russell MountainNNE 13°770 m12.0 mi
Stroud MountainNW 311°769 m12.8 mi
Hickory TopNNE 16°738 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4817:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586572757468585043
Precip in5.95.35.65.24.95.55.06.04.94.85.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231728 — Rider Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096153

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