Turnip Top
Turnip Top rises to 508 m in South Carolina. Medlin Mountain stands 954 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stumphouse Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 508 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 2.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 15 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 21 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 1.2 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- City Park: 3.8 mi
- Sertoma Field: 3.9 mi
- Disc Golf Course: 4.0 mi
- Jim Lee Falls: 1.5 mi
- Station Cove Falls: 1.8 mi
- Isaqueena Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lohr's Falls: 3.1 mi
- Yellow Branch Falls: 3.1 mi
- Stumphouse Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ross Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 2.3 mi
- Oconee Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Tamassee Knob: 3.5 mi
- Oconee Station: 2.0 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 4.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 7.5 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 9.3 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 4.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 4.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 4.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 10.9 mi
- World of Energy: 11.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Sunset Rock: 16.4 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 17.7 mi
- All In: 17.1 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 17.5 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 17.6 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 17.6 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 17.6 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 4.3 mi
- Howard's Rock: 17.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.9 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 22.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 22.1 mi
- South Beach: 9.7 mi
- North Beach: 10.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.3 mi
- East Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 15.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 8.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.3 mi
- South: 9.8 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 22.6 mi
- Common Gardening: 10.0 mi
- English Garden: 22.3 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Turnip Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medlin Mountain | N 3° | 954 m | 10.5 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | N 5° | 911 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NNW 348° | 911 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ridley Mountain | N 0° | 888 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rand Mountain | NNW 345° | 877 m | 9.5 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 342° | 875 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mill Mountain | N 355° | 870 m | 9.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 8° | 862 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357094833
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