Mountain view from downtown Greenville, SC A reader who is planning to move to Greenville asked that I post a photo showing the mountains. To truely define Greenville the mountains have to be part of the collage. In fact if you live in the northern part of Greenville a view of the mountains is common from most front poarches. However, from downtown the mountains are a little harder to see. The mountain chain seen in this photo is about 45 mintues north with peaks in the 4,000 foot range.