Congaree National Park Wilderness
Congaree National Park Wilderness is a nature reserve in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Sand Mountain stands 125 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooners Cattle Mount, a peak 0.2 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Longleaf Campground: 3.7 mi
- Poinsett State Park: 14.0 mi
- Southeast Park: 14.3 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 15.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 15.9 mi
- Bible Way Church of Atlas Road: 14.9 mi
- William Earle Berne Beltway: 15.1 mi
- African-American Heroes of the 371st Regiment: 16.0 mi
- Woodlands and Millwood: 16.7 mi
- Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church: 16.9 mi
- Gamecocks Statue: 18.3 mi
- George Rogers Statue: 18.3 mi
- Crawfish on Guitar: 18.3 mi
- Rubble Without a Cause: 19.3 mi
- Hootie and the Blowfish: 19.3 mi
- Gressette Children's Garden: 9.1 mi
- Carolina Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- The RICH Program Garden of Peace: 19.5 mi
- The Finlay Gardens: 19.7 mi
- President's House Garden: 19.7 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 9.4 mi
- US Army Chaplain Museum: 17.3 mi
- U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum: 17.5 mi
- U.S. Army Finance Corps Museum: 17.9 mi
- Olympia Mill Village Museum: 18.8 mi
- Cooners Cattle Mount: 0.2 mi
- Big Lake Cattle Mount: 0.9 mi
- Old Dead River Cattle Mount: 1.6 mi
- Bradys Cattle Mount: 2.3 mi
- Red Hill: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Pad #4: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #1: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #2: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Pad #3: 21.3 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 18.5 mi
- USC Smokestack: 19.7 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 22.4 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Congaree National Park Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | WNW 286° | 125 m | 15.9 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NW 324° | 108 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cooks Mount | NNE 30° | 107 m | 15.4 mi |
| Haigs Hill | W 275° | 97 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dunns Mount | NNE 18° | 87 m | 22.0 mi |
| Red Hill | W 262° | 36 m | 6.6 mi |
| Green Hill Mound | WNW 293° | 36 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bradys Cattle Mount | W 259° | 30 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:01 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:41 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wedgefield, 17 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Congaree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Aug and Jan; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1215492075
Day trips start here
- Congaree National Park · 1 mi
- Columbia · 21 mi
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