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Tillet Mountain

Tillet Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tillet Mountain rises to 448 m in South Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Glassy Rock, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11539, -82.32401

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 3.1 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 3.9 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lower Cave Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Cave Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Cave Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Brenda Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Moonshiners Falls: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Campbell's Covered Bridge Park: 3.9 mi
  • David Jackson Park: 4.4 mi
  • Les Mullinax Park: 5.8 mi
  • Công Viên Đức Mẹ Nữ Vương Việt Nam;Holy Queen Mother of Vietnam Park: 6.0 mi
  • Woodland Park: 7.8 mi
Artworks
  • Maria: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 8.5 mi
  • Orange Bear: 10.0 mi
  • Springtime in TR: 12.4 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 12.8 mi
Museums: 29
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 8.6 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 11.7 mi
  • House of Flags: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 29
Attractions: 20
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.6 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.5 mi
  • Suber's Corn Mill: 13.1 mi
  • AH-1: 13.9 mi
  • M106A1: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • 4: 13.7 mi
  • 3: 13.7 mi
  • 2: 13.7 mi
  • 1: 13.7 mi
  • 5: 13.8 mi
Springs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Tillet Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainNNE 25°978 m4.3 mi
Big TopWNW 290°929 m10.2 mi
Mackerel MountainWNW 294°926 m10.0 mi
Corbin MountainWNW 300°924 m7.2 mi
Rich MountainNNW 346°922 m2.9 mi
Bryant MountainNW 325°921 m2.4 mi
McCarrol MountainWNW 296°909 m9.4 mi
Long MountainWNW 303°896 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1227134 — Tillet Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357090182

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