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.

At the top of this rock face are small springs that trickle down the mountain, giving it a "glassy" appearance in the sun.

It is easily accessible, as a small service road for transmitter towers leads to the summit.

Local high schoolers often paint the rock face with graduation years.

In 1990, owners Pat McCoy and Thomas Atkinson sold Glassy Mountain to the South Carolina Heritage Trust Program, which designated it Glass Mountain Heritage Preserve.