Watson Mountain
Watson Mountain rises to 518 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 518 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 11 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Osborne Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 2.3 mi
- High Spur Knob: 3.1 mi
- Grassy Top Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 2.0 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.0 mi
- Slater Hall Community Center: 5.7 mi
- Slater White Park: 6.0 mi
- Jimi Turner Park: 6.2 mi
- Sweetest Thing Falls: 2.1 mi
- Awanita Falls: 2.1 mi
- Hank Hill Falls: 2.2 mi
- Lower Falls Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Falls: 2.3 mi
- Trestle ruins: 2.1 mi
- Jennings Mill: 2.1 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 2.8 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 4.1 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 6.3 mi
- Springtime in TR: 10.9 mi
- Honey: 11.4 mi
- Softball statue: 13.6 mi
- Doughboy: 13.7 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.4 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 11.4 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 11.5 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.7 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 14.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.1 mi
- Asia Garden: 13.2 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 13.4 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 13.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 13.6 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 6.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.6 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 13.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Long Rock: 5.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.9 mi
- El Lieutenant: 8.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 10.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 18.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 18.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 18.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 22.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 17.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Watson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | N 349° | 1,148 m | 8.4 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | N 358° | 1,027 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | W 278° | 1,011 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,008 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 0° | 1,002 m | 8.0 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNW 330° | 997 m | 6.9 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | NNW 345° | 993 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bald Rock | NNW 330° | 990 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1227442 — Watson Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357090552
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