Standingstone Mountain
Standingstone Mountain rises to 978 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Powerline Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 978 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 10 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Powerline Falls: 0.7 mi
- Hospital Rock Falls: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Branch Falls: 0.8 mi
- Shower Bath Falls: 1.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Forked Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Little Rich Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Little Pinnacle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Turkey Knob: 1.9 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.4 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 4.3 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 6.2 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 8.4 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 9.2 mi
- Slater White Park: 9.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 3.9 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 4.0 mi
- Trestle ruins: 4.0 mi
- Jennings Mill: 4.0 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 5.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.6 mi
- Honey: 15.0 mi
- Softball statue: 17.0 mi
- Doughboy: 17.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.7 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.8 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.9 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 17.1 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 10.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 13.5 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 13.6 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 14.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 5.1 mi
- M1: 10.9 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Long Rock: 2.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.4 mi
- El Lieutenant: 5.6 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 22.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 23.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.5 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Standingstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNE 18° | 1,148 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 0° | 1,098 m | 5.4 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,086 m | 6.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | W 264° | 1,044 m | 6.9 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,027 m | 6.6 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,016 m | 6.6 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,013 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809339
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