Stanton Mountain
Stanton Mountain rises to 796 m in South Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 796 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 4.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Exclamation Point · 19 mi
- Devil's Head · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Falls: 1.4 mi
- Leland Falls: 2.5 mi
- Pacolet Falls: 2.5 mi
- Pearson's Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 3.9 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.0 mi
- McCreery Park: 4.2 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 4.5 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 8.1 mi
- Harmon Field: 8.2 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.6 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 3.9 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 4.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.9 mi
- Phillips Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Pine Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Little Piney Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Fuller Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Maria: 11.6 mi
- Orange Bear: 12.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 13.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 15.4 mi
- Honey: 16.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.3 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 10.4 mi
- Landrum Depot: 10.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.3 mi
- Southern X793: 10.5 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 10.8 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.1 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Asia Garden: 17.7 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 18.1 mi
- Glassy Rock: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.9 mi
- High Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Long Rock: 10.3 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 17.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Pavilion 2: 21.6 mi
- Pavilion 1: 21.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 21.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 18.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Stanton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | E 97° | 978 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | WNW 299° | 963 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rush Mountain | NW 310° | 943 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Top | W 261° | 929 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | W 266° | 926 m | 5.9 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | WSW 253° | 924 m | 3.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ESE 124° | 922 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SE 143° | 921 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096191
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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