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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 658 m in South Carolina. Pinnacle Knob stands 940 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
658 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.80509, -83.23794

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Little Fall Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Triple Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Andrew Ramey Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Midway Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Double Branch Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 6.1 mi
  • Warwoman Dell: 8.4 mi
  • Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 9.0 mi
  • City Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Cobbs Bridge: 6.9 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 8.1 mi
  • Oconee Station: 9.9 mi
  • Site of Westminster Speedway: 10.2 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 10.6 mi
Museums: 15
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 10.0 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 10.0 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 10.3 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 18.0 mi
  • North Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.6 mi
  • East Beach: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 18.1 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinnacle KnobNW 310°940 m9.6 mi
Screamer MountainWNW 301°897 m9.1 mi
Rainy MountainNW 309°888 m6.2 mi
Sheep KnobNNW 335°834 m8.9 mi
Big MountainNNW 337°832 m7.8 mi
Cabin MountainN 0°818 m9.6 mi
Pollywah KnobNNW 342°793 m6.2 mi
Big Stakey MountainNE 39°790 m9.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231751 — Round Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096174

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