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Sharp Top Mountain

Sharp Top Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sharp Top Mountain rises to 573 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Gap Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659414, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
573 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.99678, -82.81236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Twin Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Euphoria Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Triple Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Camp McCall Falls: 2.0 mi
  • The Narrows: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 3.5 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 6.7 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 6.8 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 6.8 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.1 mi
  • Looper Memorial Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 14.6 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Cateechee Mill: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 24
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 11
  • Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
  • English Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 13.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 13.8 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 9.8 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.9 mi
  • M1: 16.8 mi
  • Tiny Town: 19.6 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 6.0 mi
  • North Beach: 12.4 mi
  • South Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.4 mi
  • East Beach: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Sharp Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 23°1,087 m5.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainNE 35°1,063 m4.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainENE 57°1,041 m4.8 mi
Indian Camp MountainN 10°1,027 m6.2 mi
Burnt MountainN 356°1,011 m6.2 mi
Rock MountainNE 35°1,003 m3.8 mi
Whiteoak MountainNNE 33°1,002 m5.9 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 21°978 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1226539 — Sharp Top Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357089560

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