Skip to content

Wells Mountain

Wells Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wells Mountain rises to 502 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31659986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.74593, -83.16682

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Chau Ram County Park: 4.5 mi
  • City Park: 5.2 mi
  • City Square: 5.9 mi
  • Kaufmann Square Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 17
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 5.7 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 5.7 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 14.8 mi
  • North Beach: 15.7 mi
  • East Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 14.8 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Wells Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rainy MountainNW 312°888 m12.0 mi
Pollywah KnobNNW 329°793 m11.7 mi
Big Stakey MountainN 10°790 m11.7 mi
Oakey TopNNW 349°783 m11.9 mi
Oakey TopN 2°776 m13.2 mi
Russell MountainN 360°770 m10.7 mi
Burrell MountainN 352°749 m12.7 mi
Morton MountainNNE 14°746 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586572757468585043
Precip in5.95.35.65.24.95.55.06.04.94.85.16.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357094872

More peaks in South Carolina

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Wells Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens