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Rockhouse Mountain

Rockhouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.72148, -83.23849

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 17
  • 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
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 19.2 mi
  • North Beach: 20.1 mi
  • East Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tugaloo State Park: 18.1 mi
  • South: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Screamer MountainNW 323°897 m13.0 mi
Rainy MountainNNW 334°888 m10.8 mi
Big MountainNNW 347°832 m13.4 mi
Oakey MountainWNW 289°796 m12.7 mi
Pigeon MountainW 277°795 m11.9 mi
Pollywah KnobN 351°793 m11.8 mi
Oakey TopN 7°783 m13.5 mi
Russell MountainNNE 18°770 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
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

OpenStreetMap element node/357096159

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