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Sassafras Mountain

1,085 m3,560 ft

Prominence: 225 m740 ft
Isolation: 15 km
Tonight: 43°FClear · Wind 6 mph NE

Sassafras Mountain is a 1,085 m (3,560 ft) mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains, South Carolina, United States.

All facts

Elevation: 1,085 m · 3,560 ft
Nearest higher peak: Tanasee Bald (1,695 m)
Range: Blue Ridge Mountains
Region: South Carolina, United States
Coordinates: 35.0652° N, 82.7775° W

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3D map

Sassafras Mountain 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Sassafras Mountain terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Sassafras Mountain elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Sassafras Mountain weather

Tonight · Clear · 43°F (6°C) · Wind 6 mph NE

Sassafras Mountain forecast for the summit, about 766 m.

Tonight43°–6 mph NE
Sat41°59°–5–8 mph ENE
Sun39°59°–5–9 mph NE
Mon44°62°–1–6 mph ENE
Tue47°64°–0–3 mph E
Wed46°61°1%3 mph ENE
Thu48°64°2%3 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:25 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Sassafras Mountain

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Sassafras Mountain, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.1 km SE
+2 more within 0.4 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Cantrell Campsite
1.7 km SSE · +2 more within 2.5 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km SE
Parking	0.3 km SSE
Parking	0.4 km SW
Cantrell CampsiteCampsite	1.7 km SSE
Carolina PointCampsite	1.7 km NNW
Rocky Bottom Retreat and Conference Center for the BlindCampsite	2.5 km SW

Slope

Share of the 10 × 10 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

27.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

55.5%

Steep, 30–45°

16.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.6%

Steeper than 30°: 17.3% of the 100 km² view
Relief in view: 756 m low point 327 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 98.9%Grassland 0.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 5 km, measured from the Sassafras Mountain summit.

Summit list 7

1Caesars Head978 m 1.2 km SSW
2Hickorynut Mountain1,063 m 2.0 km SSE
3Whiteoak Mountain1,002 m 2.1 km E
4Rock Mountain1,003 m 2.6 km S
5Indian Camp Mountain1,027 m 2.6 km NNW
6Burnt Mountain1,011 m 4.6 km WNW
7Pinnacle Mountain1,041 m 4.8 km SE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5 km; 819 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Imperial Moth37
Eastern Newt35
White-dotted Prominent32
Bent-line Gray31
Barred Umber30
Galax24

Where it sits

Where Sassafras Mountain sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Oconaluftee Valley69 km NW

Sassafras Mountain downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGSassafras Mountain satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-27.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,083 m at the summit; the official height is 1,085 m.

A 10 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,085 m	—
USGS 3DEP lidar	1,083 m	-2 m
USGS 3DEP 10 m (used on this page)	1,083 m	-2 m
Copernicus GLO-30	1,088 m	+3 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,083 m	-2 m

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-27)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Sassafras Mountain

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

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