Walnut Mountain
Walnut Mountain rises to 834 m in South Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,002 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Joel Poinsett Home Ruins, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 5.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Exclamation Point · 19 mi
- Devil's Head · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.4 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 6.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Posey Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Vance Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Evans Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Phillips Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Big Falls: 1.9 mi
- Leland Falls: 3.1 mi
- Pacolet Falls: 3.1 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 3.3 mi
- Powerhouse Falls: 3.9 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 2.8 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 4.5 mi
- McCreery Park: 4.5 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 7.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 7.9 mi
- Maria: 12.9 mi
- Orange Bear: 13.5 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 15.8 mi
- Honey: 16.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.1 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.1 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 18.5 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 8.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 9.3 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Landrum Depot: 12.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 6.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.3 mi
- Southern X793: 9.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.8 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 12.1 mi
- Glassy Rock: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.7 mi
- High Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Long Rock: 9.0 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- 4: 20.3 mi
- 3: 20.3 mi
- 2: 20.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 19.2 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 8.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.8 mi
- Chick Springs: 19.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Walnut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,002 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ann Mountain | NW 304° | 990 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | E 101° | 978 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | WNW 300° | 963 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 254° | 954 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rush Mountain | NW 314° | 943 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Top | WSW 252° | 929 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | WSW 257° | 926 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357090492
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