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Smeltzer Mountain

Smeltzer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smeltzer Mountain rises to 522 m in South Carolina. Flat Mountain stands 1,198 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tommys Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
522 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.93732, -82.96848

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bad Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Double Spring Mountain Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Wright Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Poe Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • Bootleg Access Area: 4.2 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 4.7 mi
  • DAR Monument: 6.4 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 3.8 mi
  • North Beach: 7.5 mi
  • South Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.1 mi
  • East Beach: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Common Gardening: 8.9 mi
  • Common Gardening: 9.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
  • English Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 8.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Smeltzer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat MountainNNW 326°1,198 m8.2 mi
Waddle MountainNNW 337°1,160 m8.7 mi
Heady MountainNW 322°1,150 m9.2 mi
Ellicott MountainNW 313°1,137 m8.2 mi
Round MountainNNW 328°1,125 m7.4 mi
Grassy KnobNNW 333°1,040 m7.1 mi
Fork MountainWNW 301°992 m7.4 mi
Medlin MountainWNW 292°954 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357094755

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