Ridley Mountain
Ridley Mountain rises to 888 m in South Carolina. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,357 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 888 m
How to reach it
- On the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 6.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 12 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 24 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cantrell Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Burrells Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Medlin Mountain: 1.2 mi
- White Rock Knob: 1.3 mi
- King Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Spoonauger Falls: 1.5 mi
- Big Bend Falls: 1.6 mi
- Miuka Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lower Miuka Falls: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 7.5 mi
- Dixon Park: 7.8 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 7.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 13.6 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 13.6 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 13.6 mi
- World of Energy: 15.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 0.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 5.8 mi
- Chattooga Town: 5.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 7.9 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 8.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- The Catstairs: 11.3 mi
- All In: 24.0 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 24.1 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 24.2 mi
- Ear: 24.2 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 24.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 13.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 19.0 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 22.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 23.3 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 7.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.1 mi
- North Beach: 13.1 mi
- South Beach: 13.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.0 mi
- East Beach: 23.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 1.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 20.5 mi
- Big Spring: 23.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 14.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 22.4 mi
- English Garden: 22.5 mi
- South: 13.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Ridley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | N 0° | 1,357 m | 6.4 mi |
| Coldsides Mountain | N 6° | 1,218 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,198 m | 5.8 mi |
| Heady Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,150 m | 5.8 mi |
| Ellicott Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,137 m | 4.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,125 m | 5.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | N 353° | 1,055 m | 5.2 mi |
| Jacks Knob | N 350° | 1,042 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1225881 — Ridley Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357088390
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