Whetstone Mountain
Whetstone Mountain rises to 674 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31804916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 674 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 16 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snider Falls: 2.0 mi
- Limestone Falls: 2.5 mi
- Chauga Narrows: 3.1 mi
- Land Bridge Falls: 3.2 mi
- Andrew Ramey Falls: 3.8 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 1.8 mi
- Chauga River Scenic Area: 6.6 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 7.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 7.5 mi
- Piney Knob: 1.5 mi
- Callas Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Willis Knob: 2.4 mi
- Moss Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Old Field Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 10.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 10.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 10.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 11.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.1 mi
- Chattooga Town: 3.7 mi
- Oconee Station: 7.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 8.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 12.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 12.7 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 10.4 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 15.6 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 19.1 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 22.8 mi
- All In: 24.0 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 24.3 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 24.5 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 24.5 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 24.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.7 mi
- South Beach: 16.5 mi
- North Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.6 mi
- East Beach: 23.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 8.7 mi
- Big Spring: 20.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 23.7 mi
- Common Gardening: 16.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 24.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- South: 16.5 mi
- Burton: 19.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Whetstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | W 270° | 888 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rand Mountain | NNE 31° | 877 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sheep Knob | NW 305° | 834 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Mountain | WNW 303° | 832 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | NNE 18° | 825 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | NNW 342° | 818 m | 5.8 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | NNE 15° | 817 m | 8.3 mi |
| Stoney Mountain | N 359° | 808 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357090671
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