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Whitewater Mountain

Whitewater Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Whitewater Mountain rises to 694 m in South Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Whitewater Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
694 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.01898, -82.98876

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Lower Whitewater Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Wright Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Corbin Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Double Spring Mountain Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Big Falls: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Bootleg Access Area: 3.8 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
  • Highlands Nature Center: 11.5 mi
  • World of Energy: 16.2 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 18.1 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 15.2 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 18.1 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 18.4 mi
  • M1: 20.6 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Common Gardening: 14.6 mi
  • Common Gardening: 14.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
  • English Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 22.4 mi
  • Chalice: 22.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 22.9 mi
  • Wi: 23.0 mi
  • All In: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.4 mi
  • North Beach: 13.2 mi
  • South Beach: 14.6 mi
  • East Beach: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Moody Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Whitewater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainN 2°1,452 m7.8 mi
Chimneytop MountainNW 323°1,401 m7.1 mi
Terrapin MountainWNW 292°1,357 m6.2 mi
Sassafras MountainNNW 329°1,335 m5.1 mi
Rocky MountainNW 324°1,322 m7.8 mi
Little Terrapin MountainNW 308°1,235 m6.7 mi
Coldsides MountainWNW 290°1,218 m5.6 mi
Buck KnobNW 325°1,212 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1251439 — Whitewater Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357121270

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