Sunfish Mountain
Sunfish Mountain rises to 883 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteoak Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 883 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 4 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 12 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiteoak Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hickorynut Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bigspring Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Jane Cantrell Falls: 1.9 mi
- Spring Bluff Falls: 1.9 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rock Palace Falls: 2.0 mi
- Firefly Falls: 2.1 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
- Champion Park: 7.7 mi
- Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 9.1 mi
- Pickens Recreation Center: 11.3 mi
- Springtime in TR: 18.3 mi
- Honey: 18.4 mi
- Softball statue: 19.3 mi
- Doughboy: 19.7 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 20.8 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 7.7 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 9.6 mi
- Jennings Mill: 11.7 mi
- Trestle ruins: 11.7 mi
- Looper Memorial Marker: 12.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- English Garden: 12.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.2 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 3.8 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 12.0 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 12.2 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 18.6 mi
- El Lieutenant: 5.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.2 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 7.4 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 12.1 mi
- M1: 12.2 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 16.4 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 19.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 19.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 24.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- South: 19.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 24.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 7.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.1 mi
- North Beach: 17.8 mi
- South Beach: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Sunfish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,087 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,063 m | 1.3 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,044 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | S 173° | 1,041 m | 1.5 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | NW 307° | 1,027 m | 3.4 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | NE 54° | 1,016 m | 4.9 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | NE 46° | 1,013 m | 3.7 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,011 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231846 — Sunfish Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096210
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