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Walnut Cove Mountain

Walnut Cove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Cove Mountain rises to 540 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapman Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.97956, -82.73152

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Alewine Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Gauley Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Rachael Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Good Golly Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Lower Yucca Falls: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.4 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 6.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 6.2 mi
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 6.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 22
Gardens: 20
  • Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
  • English Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Common Gardening: 15.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 15.4 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 6.8 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 10.5 mi
  • Tiny Town: 15.2 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 16.7 mi
  • M1: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 10.4 mi
  • North Beach: 14.2 mi
  • South Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.6 mi
  • East Beach: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Moody Spring: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Walnut Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNW 336°1,087 m6.5 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNW 338°1,063 m5.3 mi
Pinnacle MountainN 351°1,041 m3.8 mi
Rock MountainNNW 331°1,003 m4.9 mi
Whiteoak MountainNNW 348°1,002 m6.3 mi
Caesars HeadNNW 330°978 m6.1 mi
Little Table Rock MountainN 0°967 m7.4 mi
Little Table Rock MountainN 4°958 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1120:49
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 1231888 — Walnut Cove Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096233

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