{
    "id": "sc-fall-color-timing",
    "name": "Upstate South Carolina Fall Color Timing by Elevation (34 Places)",
    "description": "Measured ground elevation (USGS) and the modeled usual peak fall-color window for 34 Upstate South Carolina destinations; not a forecast.",
    "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-fall-color-timing/",
    "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-fall-color-timing.csv",
    "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-fall-color-timing.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). Upstate South Carolina Fall Color Timing by Elevation (34 Places). https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-fall-color-timing/",
    "publisher": "It's South Carolina",
    "geo_scope": "South Carolina, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
    "row_count": 34,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "county",
        "latitude",
        "longitude",
        "coord_source",
        "usgs_elevation_ft",
        "elevation_band",
        "usual_peak_window_modeled",
        "usual_peak_words",
        "official_elevation_ft",
        "elevation_note",
        "official_url",
        "usgs_query",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Place",
        "county": "County",
        "latitude": "Map point latitude",
        "longitude": "Map point longitude",
        "coord_source": "Where the map point came from (OpenStreetMap)",
        "usgs_elevation_ft": "Ground elevation at the map point, feet, from the USGS Elevation Point Query Service",
        "elevation_band": "1,000-ft elevation band (from usgs_elevation_ft)",
        "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Modeled usual peak window for the band (our model from the Clemson rule of about one week per 1,000 ft; not a forecast)",
        "usual_peak_words": "The same window in words",
        "official_elevation_ft": "An official elevation where one was published (summit, not the map point)",
        "elevation_note": "Why the map point and an official elevation differ",
        "official_url": "Official or tourism page for the place",
        "usgs_query": "The USGS query the elevation was read from",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Sassafras Mountain",
            "county": "Pickens",
            "latitude": "35.06517",
            "longitude": "-82.77721",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "3550",
            "elevation_band": "3,000-4,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 15-24",
            "usual_peak_words": "mid to late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": "3553",
            "elevation_note": "Discover SC: 'the 3,553-foot peak'; also https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/7-great-spots-to-enjoy-south-carolinas-fall-colors 'rising 3,553 feet'",
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/6-easy-to-access-overlooks-to-catch-the-fall-color-show-in-the-upstate",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.77721&y=35.06517&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pretty Place (Fred W. Symmes Chapel)",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "35.13381",
            "longitude": "-82.57537",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "2902",
            "elevation_band": "2,000-3,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 22-31",
            "usual_peak_words": "late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/7-great-spots-to-enjoy-south-carolinas-fall-colors",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.57537&y=35.13381&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jocassee Gorges (Wigington Scenic Byway overlook)",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "35.00085",
            "longitude": "-83.04365",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "2843",
            "elevation_band": "2,000-3,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 22-31",
            "usual_peak_words": "late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": "Point is OSM 'Wigington Overlook' on SC 413; Discover SC page mentions the overlook by name; no USFS page for it was verified.",
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/7-great-spots-to-enjoy-south-carolinas-fall-colors",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.04365&y=35.00085&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Raven Cliff Falls",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "35.10516",
            "longitude": "-82.66107",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "2607",
            "elevation_band": "2,000-3,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 22-31",
            "usual_peak_words": "late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/10-wonderful-waterfalls-in-or-near-south-carolinas-upcountry-state-parks",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.66107&y=35.10516&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jumping Off Rock",
            "county": "Pickens",
            "latitude": "35.01126",
            "longitude": "-82.89556",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "2102",
            "elevation_band": "2,000-3,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 22-31",
            "usual_peak_words": "late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/6-easy-to-access-overlooks-to-catch-the-fall-color-show-in-the-upstate",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.89556&y=35.01126&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Caesars Head State Park",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "35.10631",
            "longitude": "-82.64972",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "2029",
            "elevation_band": "2,000-3,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 22-31",
            "usual_peak_words": "late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": "OSM point is the park-area centroid (USGS 2,029 ft), well below the overlook. Discover SC gives the outcrop as '3,266-foot' (https://discoversouthcarolina.com/trips/fall-itinerary-through-south-carolinas-upstate) and elsewhere '2,266-foot' (https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/finding-fall-folliage-in-south-carolinas-state-parks); conflicting, so no official elevation recorded.",
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/caesars-head",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.64972&y=35.10631&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Burrells Ford (Chattooga River)",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.96926",
            "longitude": "-83.11913",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "2027",
            "elevation_band": "2,000-3,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 22-31",
            "usual_peak_words": "late October",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": "USFS Andrew Pickens district page mentions Burrells Ford; it is not described there as a fall-color spot.",
            "official_url": "https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/francismarionsumter/recreation/andrew-pickens-ranger-district-0",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.11913&y=34.96926&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jones Gap State Park",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "35.12198",
            "longitude": "-82.58013",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1981",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/jones-gap",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.58013&y=35.12198&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lower Whitewater Falls",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "35.01643",
            "longitude": "-82.99304",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1782",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/10-wonderful-waterfalls-in-or-near-south-carolinas-upcountry-state-parks",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.99304&y=35.01643&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Oconee State Park",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.8645",
            "longitude": "-83.10144",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1731",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/oconee",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.10144&y=34.8645&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Stumphouse Tunnel Park",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.81233",
            "longitude": "-83.1254",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1660",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/discover-some-of-walhallas-most-fascinating-attractions",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.1254&y=34.81233&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chattooga Belle Farm",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.77025",
            "longitude": "-83.27036",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1609",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/6-easy-to-access-overlooks-to-catch-the-fall-color-show-in-the-upstate",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.27036&y=34.77025&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Table Rock State Park",
            "county": "Pickens",
            "latitude": "35.03647",
            "longitude": "-82.7139",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1596",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": "3100",
            "elevation_note": "Discover SC: 'Table Rock's 3,100-foot high granite dome' (summit, not the park point sampled here) OSM point is in the park lowlands (USGS 1,596 ft); the summit (official 3,100 ft) is a separate point.",
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/table-rock",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.7139&y=35.03647&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bald Rock Heritage Preserve",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "35.08241",
            "longitude": "-82.61657",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1507",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": "OSM point is the preserve-polygon centroid (USGS 1,507 ft), not the rock outcrop on US 276; re-sample at the outcrop before use.",
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/7-great-spots-to-enjoy-south-carolinas-fall-colors",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.61657&y=35.08241&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Issaqueena Falls",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.80686",
            "longitude": "-83.12147",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1362",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/10-wonderful-waterfalls-in-or-near-south-carolinas-upcountry-state-parks",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.12147&y=34.80686&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Paris Mountain State Park",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "34.94201",
            "longitude": "-82.39019",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1330",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/paris-mountain",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.39019&y=34.94201&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Yellow Branch Falls",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.79511",
            "longitude": "-83.13429",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1282",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/discover-some-of-walhallas-most-fascinating-attractions",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.13429&y=34.79511&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Devils Fork State Park",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.95869",
            "longitude": "-82.95442",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1247",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/devils-fork",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.95442&y=34.95869&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Poinsett Bridge",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "35.12942",
            "longitude": "-82.38432",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1210",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": "Official URL is a Discover SC fall itinerary that names it; SCDNR heritage preserve had a 2025-26 closure, current access unverified.",
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/trips/fall-itinerary-through-south-carolinas-upstate",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.38432&y=35.12942&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Station Cove Falls",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.84959",
            "longitude": "-83.08582",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1174",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/10-wonderful-waterfalls-in-or-near-south-carolinas-upcountry-state-parks",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.08582&y=34.84959&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Twin Falls (Reedy Cove Falls)",
            "county": "Pickens",
            "latitude": "35.01364",
            "longitude": "-82.81836",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1132",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/12-easy-access-waterfalls",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.81836&y=35.01364&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pickens",
            "county": "Pickens",
            "latitude": "34.8838",
            "longitude": "-82.70697",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1108",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/pickens",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.70697&y=34.8838&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lake Jocassee",
            "county": "Oconee/Pickens",
            "latitude": "35.01202",
            "longitude": "-82.90989",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1101",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": "Point falls on the lake surface; elevation approximates the reservoir level.",
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/jocassee-gorges",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.90989&y=35.01202&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Travelers Rest",
            "county": "Greenville",
            "latitude": "34.96762",
            "longitude": "-82.44345",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1100",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/travelers-rest",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.44345&y=34.96762&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Oconee Station State Historic Site",
            "county": "Oconee",
            "latitude": "34.84703",
            "longitude": "-83.07408",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1083",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://southcarolinaparks.com/oconee-station",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-83.07408&y=34.84703&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
        {
            "name": "Landrum",
            "county": "Spartanburg",
            "latitude": "35.17511",
            "longitude": "-82.1892",
            "coord_source": "OpenStreetMap",
            "usgs_elevation_ft": "1045",
            "elevation_band": "1,000-2,000 ft",
            "usual_peak_window_modeled": "Oct 29-Nov 7",
            "usual_peak_words": "end of October to early November",
            "official_elevation_ft": null,
            "elevation_note": null,
            "official_url": "https://discoversouthcarolina.com/landrum",
            "usgs_query": "https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json?x=-82.1892&y=35.17511&units=Feet&wkid=4326",
            "checked": "2026-10-26"
        },
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            "name": "Walhalla",
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