Smeltzer Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 522 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 11.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 11 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 17 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tommys Knob: 1.5 mi
- Tater Hill: 1.6 mi
- McKinneys Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lydia Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fisher Knob: 3.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- General Pickens Monument: 6.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Oconee Station: 8.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.7 mi
- Cateechee Mill: 15.6 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 14.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 15.4 mi
- World of Energy: 10.5 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 13.2 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 13.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 13.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.8 mi
- All In: 19.3 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 19.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 19.3 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 19.5 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.5 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 13.2 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 15.1 mi
- Howard's Rock: 19.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 21.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- 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
- Moody Spring: 6.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 8.9 mi
- English Garden: 15.3 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- South: 8.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Mountain | NNW 326° | 1,198 m | 8.2 mi |
| Waddle Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,160 m | 8.7 mi |
| Heady Mountain | NW 322° | 1,150 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ellicott Mountain | NW 313° | 1,137 m | 8.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,125 m | 7.4 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNW 333° | 1,040 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WNW 301° | 992 m | 7.4 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | WNW 292° | 954 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357094755
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