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Turnip Top

Turnip Top, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.82343, -83.09154

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 18
  • 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
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Common Gardening: 10.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
  • English Garden: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 9.8 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Turnip Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Medlin MountainN 3°954 m10.5 mi
Burrells MountainN 5°911 m10.0 mi
Bee Bait MountainNNW 348°911 m10.6 mi
Ridley MountainN 0°888 m9.4 mi
Rand MountainNNW 345°877 m9.5 mi
Big MountainNNW 342°875 m8.6 mi
Mill MountainN 355°870 m9.6 mi
Buck KnobN 8°862 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2020:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414350586774787771604943
Precip in5.44.85.24.84.85.24.96.24.94.64.55.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357094833

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