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Sixmile Mountain

Sixmile Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sixmile Mountain rises to 482 m in South Carolina. Horse Mountain stands 845 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponderosa Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.83289, -82.80347

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ponderosa Park: 1.5 mi
  • LQK Airport Playground: 6.1 mi
  • DAR Monument: 6.2 mi
  • Garage: 6.3 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Todd Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Wildcat Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Waldrop Stone Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Clearwater Falls: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 60
Historic sites: 50
  • Cateechee Mill: 4.3 mi
  • Dedicated to Veterans World War: 7.2 mi
  • Sheriff National Guard Memorial Flag Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Military Heritage Plaza: 10.7 mi
  • Thomas Green Clemson Statue: 10.7 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 18
  • Common Gardening: 6.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 6.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
  • English Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
  • North Beach: 6.3 mi
  • South Beach: 6.7 mi
  • East Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 11.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Indian Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Cool Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Sixmile Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse MountainN 7°845 m13.0 mi
Laurel Fork MountainNNW 341°780 m13.7 mi
Rich MountainN 360°769 m12.8 mi
Diana MountainN 350°673 m13.4 mi
McKinney MountainNNW 345°649 m13.1 mi
Double Spring MountainNW 322°627 m14.3 mi
Bryant MountainNNW 336°625 m12.6 mi
High KnobNNW 346°620 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1120:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4617:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1250916 — Sixmile Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357120783

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