Rock Mountain
Rock Mountain rises to 1,003 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Palace Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1003 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 5 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Palace Falls: 0.2 mi
- Poplar Hollow Falls: 0.7 mi
- Palmetto Trail Falls: 0.8 mi
- Firefly Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Poplar Hollow Falls: 0.8 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hickorynut Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Caesars Head: 1.1 mi
- Horse Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 3.9 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 7.3 mi
- Champion Park: 7.7 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 9.6 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 9.6 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 11.4 mi
- Looper Memorial Marker: 13.2 mi
- Jennings Mill: 13.6 mi
- Trestle ruins: 13.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 19.6 mi
- Honey: 19.7 mi
- Softball statue: 20.4 mi
- Doughboy: 20.8 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 21.8 mi
- El Lieutenant: 7.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Dunns Rock: 10.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 12.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 5.0 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 11.5 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 11.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
- World of Energy: 18.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.5 mi
- English Garden: 11.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 9.4 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 11.6 mi
- M1: 13.3 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 18.3 mi
- Tiny Town: 19.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 19.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 6.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 19.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.1 mi
- North Beach: 16.1 mi
- South Beach: 17.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- South: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | N 354° | 1,087 m | 1.6 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NE 39° | 1,063 m | 0.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,041 m | 1.9 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,027 m | 3.2 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | NE 51° | 1,013 m | 5.6 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | NW 320° | 1,011 m | 4.1 mi |
| Whiteoak Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,002 m | 2.1 mi |
| Dolves Mountain | NE 37° | 1,001 m | 4.6 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357120148
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