Squirrel Mountain
Squirrel Mountain rises to 493 m in South Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonshiners Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 493 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Vista Rock · 20 mi
- Devil's Head · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moonshiners Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lower Cave Falls: 1.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 1.3 mi
- Upper Cave Falls: 1.3 mi
- Brenda Falls: 1.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 2.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 2.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 2.5 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 2.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hoghead Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Tillet Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Glassy Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Campbell's Covered Bridge Park: 3.7 mi
- Woodland Park: 4.9 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 5.2 mi
- Rogers Park: 5.3 mi
- Brookwood Park: 5.8 mi
- Maria: 6.5 mi
- Orange Bear: 6.6 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 10.2 mi
- Chicken Statue: 13.5 mi
- Greer Rexall Drugs: 14.2 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Landrum Depot: 5.3 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.0 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 8.7 mi
- House of Flags: 8.9 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.6 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Asia Garden: 17.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Long Rock: 16.7 mi
- High Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 11.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 15.3 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 16.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 14.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Squirrel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | N 10° | 986 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 333° | 978 m | 2.5 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNE 18° | 940 m | 10.4 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | WNW 282° | 924 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 288° | 922 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | W 274° | 921 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | NW 305° | 893 m | 3.0 mi |
| Panther Mountain | W 279° | 879 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231822 — Squirrel Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096188
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