Peak · South Carolina
The Stool
The Stool rises to 797 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 797 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.05037, -82.69359
- 1.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 1 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 15 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 2.1 mi
- Dacusville Little League & Recreation: 9.7 mi
- Champion Park: 9.9 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Green Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Carrick Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Slicking Falls: 1.9 mi
- Spring Bluff Falls: 2.0 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain Falls: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Table Rock: 0.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brushy Knob: 1.7 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 49
- Springtime in TR: 15.5 mi
- Honey: 15.6 mi
- Softball statue: 16.7 mi
- Doughboy: 17.0 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Caesars Head Hotel: 5.5 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 6.9 mi
- Jennings Mill: 9.0 mi
- Trestle ruins: 9.1 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 9.9 mi
Museums: 22
- The Real American Tea Museum: 1.5 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 11.4 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 11.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.0 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 18
- English Garden: 11.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 16.7 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Devil's Kitchen: 5.3 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 11.7 mi
- M1: 12.7 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.5 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Raven Cliff: 4.2 mi
- El Lieutenant: 4.2 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Dunns Rock: 9.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- South: 20.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 22.1 mi
- Pavilion 2: 22.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Cool Spring: 10.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Green Mountain Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 17.9 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sandstone Beach: 13.7 mi
- North Beach: 19.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.8 mi
- South Beach: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of The Stool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,087 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 270° | 1,063 m | 4.1 mi |
| Middle Mountain | N 360° | 1,044 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,041 m | 2.9 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,027 m | 6.1 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,016 m | 3.4 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | N 356° | 1,013 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,011 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231860 — The Stool, Pickens County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096221
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