Roper Mountain
Roper Mountain rises to 359 m in South Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Symmes Hall of Science, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Metal Abstact Artwork: 0.6 mi
- Airplane in flight: 2.5 mi
- Balancing Act: 3.0 mi
- Girders: 3.7 mi
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack Mural: 4.0 mi
- Oak Grove Lake Park: 1.3 mi
- Gary L. Pittman Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Pineforest Park: 1.5 mi
- Dog Park: 1.9 mi
- Runway Park: 2.5 mi
- Laurel School: 2.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Praying Hands: 3.4 mi
- War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Cherokee Boundary (1767): 4.6 mi
- Butler Hill: 2.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Paris Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 9.4 mi
- Pax Mountain: 15.7 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 4.9 mi
- Conestee Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 5.3 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 5.3 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 5.4 mi
- Symmes Hall of Science: 0.0 mi
- Harrison Hall of Natural Science: 0.1 mi
- Living History Farm: 0.2 mi
- Military History Center of the Carolinas: 2.5 mi
- Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery: 4.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Native Plant and Water Reuse Garden: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Patio: 4.8 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 0.1 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 5.0 mi
- Greenville Glides: 5.2 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 6.8 mi
- AH-1: 8.0 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 11.0 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 17.8 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 19.5 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 0.6 mi
- Pavilion 1: 3.7 mi
- Pavilion 2: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 4.2 mi
- Twin Bridges Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 6.3 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 8.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 18.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Roper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | N 2° | 978 m | 23.0 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NNW 342° | 924 m | 23.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 356° | 922 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 354° | 921 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | N 359° | 893 m | 22.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 339° | 879 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stanton Mountain | N 350° | 796 m | 24.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 360° | 794 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Dwtn AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231745 — Roper Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096169
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