Ross Mountain
Ross Mountain rises to 550 m in South Carolina. Medlin Mountain stands 954 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stumphouse Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 15.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 14 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 20 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jim Lee Falls: 0.7 mi
- Station Cove Falls: 1.4 mi
- Isaqueena Falls: 2.5 mi
- Disappearing Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.9 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 1.3 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- City Park: 5.2 mi
- Sertoma Field: 5.4 mi
- Disc Golf Course: 5.6 mi
- Stumphouse Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Turnip Top: 1.6 mi
- Oconee Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 2.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 2.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 3.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 6.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 5.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 5.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 12.2 mi
- World of Energy: 12.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 14.9 mi
- The Catstairs: 16.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- All In: 18.6 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 18.9 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 19.1 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 19.1 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.1 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 5.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.5 mi
- Howard's Rock: 18.8 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 21.1 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 22.7 mi
- South Beach: 10.8 mi
- North Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.2 mi
- East Beach: 18.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 7.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.9 mi
- South: 10.8 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 23.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 11.1 mi
- English Garden: 23.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.7 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medlin Mountain | N 9° | 954 m | 9.4 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | NNE 12° | 911 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | N 353° | 911 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ridley Mountain | N 7° | 888 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rand Mountain | N 349° | 877 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 347° | 875 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mill Mountain | N 1° | 870 m | 8.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 15° | 862 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231748 — Ross Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096172
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