Rider Mountain
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
- 8.9 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 23 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 24 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 24 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nancy Long Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Steps Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rockhouse Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Riley Moore Falls: 2.1 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Double Branch Falls: 3.8 mi
- Little Brasstown Falls: 5.1 mi
- 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
- Cobbs Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 5.9 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 8.3 mi
- Oconee Station: 11.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 12.5 mi
- 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
- All In: 21.1 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 21.6 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 21.7 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 21.7 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 21.7 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 8.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 17.2 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.2 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 17.9 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 18.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 18.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 21.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 21.8 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 21.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 22.8 mi
- South Beach: 17.7 mi
- North Beach: 18.6 mi
- East Beach: 20.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 23.7 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.0 mi
- South: 17.7 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 18.1 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 19.7 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Burton: 20.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | NW 326° | 888 m | 10.9 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 340° | 832 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | W 273° | 795 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NNW 343° | 793 m | 11.5 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 2° | 783 m | 12.7 mi |
| Russell Mountain | NNE 13° | 770 m | 12.0 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | NW 311° | 769 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hickory Top | NNE 16° | 738 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
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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