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Rocky Bald Mountain

Rocky Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Bald Mountain rises to 563 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Allie's Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
563 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94094, -82.81458

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Allie's Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 2.5 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 4.4 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 6.4 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 6.7 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 56
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 21
Gardens: 19
  • Rose Garden: 7.3 mi
  • English Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.4 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 6.0 mi
  • North Beach: 9.1 mi
  • South Beach: 10.5 mi
  • East Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Rocky Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 14°1,087 m8.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNE 20°1,063 m8.0 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNE 33°1,041 m7.6 mi
Rock MountainNNE 18°1,003 m7.3 mi
Whiteoak MountainNNE 21°1,002 m9.4 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 12°978 m8.1 mi
Roundtop MountainNNE 14°929 m7.2 mi
Sunfish MountainNNE 27°883 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357088485

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