Sassafras Mountain
Sassafras Mountain rises to 1,087 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Caesars Head, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Sassafras Mountain is the highest point in the state of South Carolina, United States. It is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains. An observation tower opened on top of Sassafras Mountain in 2019.
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Wikidata Q2225722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1087 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 6 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caesars Head: 0.8 mi
- Hickorynut Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Whiteoak Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Chimneytop: 1.6 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Firefly Falls: 0.9 mi
- Rock Palace Falls: 1.5 mi
- Beech Bottom Falls: 1.8 mi
- Graveley Falls: 2.0 mi
- Arrowhead Falls: 2.1 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.4 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
- Champion Park: 6.1 mi
- Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 8.5 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 10.2 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 9.1 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 11.3 mi
- Jennings Mill: 13.4 mi
- Trestle ruins: 13.4 mi
- Looper Memorial Marker: 14.3 mi
- El Lieutenant: 7.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.0 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.9 mi
- M1: 11.8 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 13.2 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 17.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 19.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- English Garden: 13.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 5.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 13.1 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 13.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 19.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 20.5 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 22.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.3 mi
- Honey: 20.4 mi
- Softball statue: 21.3 mi
- Doughboy: 21.6 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 22.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 5.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 19.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 24.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- South: 19.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
- North Beach: 17.5 mi
- South Beach: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Sassafras Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickorynut Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,063 m | 1.2 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NE 44° | 1,044 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SE 137° | 1,041 m | 3.0 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,027 m | 1.6 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,016 m | 6.2 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,013 m | 4.9 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,011 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rock Mountain | S 174° | 1,003 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803579
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