Rockhouse Mountain
Rockhouse Mountain rises to 415 m in South Carolina. Screamer Mountain stands 897 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Steps Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 415 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 24 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 25 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 25 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steps Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rider Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Longnose Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chauga River Scenic Area: 3.3 mi
- Chau Ram County Park: 5.8 mi
- Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Cool Springs Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- City Park: 9.6 mi
- Riley Moore Falls: 3.6 mi
- Little Brasstown Falls: 3.7 mi
- Brasstown Falls: 3.7 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 3.6 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 6.9 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 7.9 mi
- Oconee Station: 12.8 mi
- Chattooga Town: 13.5 mi
- Travelers Rest: 7.8 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 8.9 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 8.9 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 9.4 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 10.1 mi
- Big Red Apple: 21.9 mi
- All In: 22.4 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 22.9 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 22.9 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 22.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 10.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 16.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.6 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 16.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 19.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 21.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 22.7 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 23.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 22.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 23.6 mi
- South Beach: 19.2 mi
- North Beach: 20.1 mi
- East Beach: 22.0 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 24.7 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.4 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 18.1 mi
- South: 19.2 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 19.7 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Burton: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Rockhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screamer Mountain | NW 323° | 897 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rainy Mountain | NNW 334° | 888 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 347° | 832 m | 13.4 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | WNW 289° | 796 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | W 277° | 795 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | N 351° | 793 m | 11.8 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 7° | 783 m | 13.5 mi |
| Russell Mountain | NNE 18° | 770 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096159
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