Russell Mountain
Russell Mountain rises to 770 m in South Carolina. Glade Mountain stands 1,005 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Chattooga Town, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 770 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 13 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 13 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Top: 1.0 mi
- Callas Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Holden Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brack Hill: 1.3 mi
- Alf Hill: 1.4 mi
- Snider Falls: 1.5 mi
- Ira Branch Falls: 2.0 mi
- Licklog Falls: 2.9 mi
- Pigpen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Pigpen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 2.2 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 6.3 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.5 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 11.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 11.0 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 11.0 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 13.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 0.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 6.4 mi
- Oconee Station: 6.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 10.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 10.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.5 mi
- All In: 23.9 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 24.2 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 24.3 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 24.3 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 24.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 11.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.9 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 18.0 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 22.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 23.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 9.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 11.1 mi
- North Beach: 15.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.2 mi
- South Beach: 15.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.4 mi
- East Beach: 23.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 20.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 22.8 mi
- South: 15.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 19.4 mi
- Burton: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Russell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,005 m | 7.0 mi |
| Redside Mountain | NNE 21° | 982 m | 6.8 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NNE 17° | 975 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NNE 24° | 911 m | 5.5 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | NE 49° | 911 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ridley Mountain | NE 47° | 888 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rand Mountain | NNE 25° | 877 m | 4.2 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNE 31° | 875 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357088636
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