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Sunfish Mountain

Sunfish Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.05540, -82.74458

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 45
Historic sites: 44
  • 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
Gardens: 20
  • 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
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainWNW 290°1,087 m2.0 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 253°1,063 m1.3 mi
Middle MountainNNE 28°1,044 m6.1 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 173°1,041 m1.5 mi
Indian Camp MountainNW 307°1,027 m3.4 mi
Coldbranch MountainNE 54°1,016 m4.9 mi
Slicking MountainNE 46°1,013 m3.7 mi
Burnt MountainWNW 297°1,011 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

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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