- Elevation, modelled
- 631 m
- Tallest summit within 7.1 miles
- Sassafras Mountain1,087 m · 5.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway4.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0214, -82.8626
Monolith Falls is a waterfall in South Carolina, at a modelled 631 m. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the east-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinney Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Monolith Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,087 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,063 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | E 83° | 1,041 m | 6.9 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | NE 42° | 1,027 m | 5.9 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,011 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,003 m | 5.2 mi |
| Whiteoak Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,002 m | 6.9 mi |
| Caesars Head | ENE 62° | 978 m | 5.0 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
- 7.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 8.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 7 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 7 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 9 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinney Mountain: 0.3 mi
- High Knob: 0.6 mi
- Diana Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Laurel Fork Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cane Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Deception Falls: 0.5 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Virginia Hawkins Falls: 1.6 mi
- Never Ending Falls: 1.7 mi
- Divinity Falls: 1.7 mi
- Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 4.4 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 4.5 mi
- Camp Cedar Creek: 7.1 mi
- Champion Park: 8.8 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 14.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.8 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 16.6 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.9 mi
- El Lieutenant: 12.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Dunns Rock: 13.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 10.0 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 12.9 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 13.2 mi
- World of Energy: 15.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 16.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 23.7 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 23.7 mi
- All In: 23.8 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 23.9 mi
- Paper Airplane: 23.9 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 12.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 14.5 mi
- M1: 16.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 18.2 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 21.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
- English Garden: 13.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 14.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 14.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 18.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 4.6 mi
- North Beach: 13.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.2 mi
- South Beach: 14.6 mi
- East Beach: 23.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 4.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 13.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 19.2 mi
- South: 14.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 290 | 314 | 322 | 317 | 264 | 214 | 180 | 183 | 177 | 178 | 205 | 256 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Rosman, NC, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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