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Steps Mountain

Steps Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Steps Mountain rises to 425 m in South Carolina. Screamer Mountain stands 897 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockhouse Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 10.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
425 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.71482, -83.23127

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Chau Ram County Park: 5.2 mi
  • Cool Springs Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
  • City Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 17
  • Travelers Rest: 7.3 mi
  • Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 9.9 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 19.0 mi
  • North Beach: 19.9 mi
  • East Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tugaloo State Park: 17.5 mi
  • South: 19.0 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Steps Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Screamer MountainNW 323°897 m13.7 mi
Rainy MountainNNW 333°888 m11.4 mi
Big MountainNNW 346°832 m13.9 mi
Oakey MountainWNW 290°796 m13.2 mi
Pigeon MountainW 279°795 m12.3 mi
Pollywah KnobN 349°793 m12.4 mi
Russell MountainNNE 16°770 m13.3 mi
Stroud MountainNW 318°769 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4817:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586572757468585043
Precip in5.95.35.65.24.95.55.06.04.94.85.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357096198

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