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Pages in category "Mountains of South Carolina" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Mountains of South Carolina refers to the Blue Ridge Mountains, a province of the larger Appalachian Mountains, that stretches from Maine to Alabama. It is the smallest geographical region in the whole state. In South Carolina, this regions consists mostly of igneous and metamorphic rocks of Precambrian age.
Mountain range County Elevation Coordinates Primary access route Other access route(s) GNIS; Bailey Gap: Saluda Mountains: Greenville: 2,930 feet (890 m) 980432: Beasley Gap: Blue Ridge Mountains: Pickens: 1,886 feet (575 m)
The North Carolina side of the mountain was owned by former Congressman Charles H. Taylor.In June 2010 he sold 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) to The Conservation Fund. [4] The Fund has donated 4.8 acres (1.9 ha), at the top of the mountain, to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and conveyed a remaining 6,730 acres (2,720 ha) to the North Carolina Forest Service for Headwaters State Forest.
Table Rock State Park is a 3,083-acre (12.48 km 2) park at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Pickens County, South Carolina. The park includes Pinnacle Mountain , the tallest mountain totally within the state.
Glassy Mountain is a mountain close to Pickens, South Carolina, USA, in northwestern South Carolina, with a summit elevation of 1,703 feet (519 m) above mean sea level. While it is an isolated monadnock , it is still close to the Blue Ridge, providing views of nearby summits such as Table Rock and Caesar's Head as well as Greenville .
A hillbilly bar opened sometime around 1970 in SC’s mountains and closed decades later. The site now anchors a new preserve for rare, native trout. SC hillbilly bar featured beer, music and fights.
Kings Mountain State Park is a South Carolina state park located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It is situated in York County near the city of Blacksburg , about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina near Interstate 85 .