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Boatwright Mountain

Boatwright Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Boatwright Mountain rises to 369 m in South Carolina. Oakey Mountain stands 960 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31656032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.70259, -83.32794

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Battle Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Boyer Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Brasstown Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Little Brasstown Falls: 1.8 mi
  • John Danner Falls: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Cool Springs Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Henderson Falls Park: 7.6 mi
  • Leo Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Cobbs Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Colonel Cleveland Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 11.1 mi
  • Site of Westminster Speedway: 11.7 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.9 mi
Museums: 13
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 5.0 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 8.2 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 19.6 mi
  • South Beach: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tugaloo State Park: 20.2 mi
  • South: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 17.4 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Boatwright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakey MountainWNW 285°960 m12.8 mi
Joe MountainWNW 300°917 m10.3 mi
Stamp KnobWNW 303°906 m9.6 mi
Screamer MountainNNW 347°897 m12.1 mi
Rainy MountainN 2°888 m11.0 mi
Seals KnobNW 305°881 m10.8 mi
Pigeon MountainW 280°862 m8.7 mi
Tiger MountainNNW 329°851 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:3716:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586572757468585043
Precip in5.95.35.65.24.95.55.06.04.94.85.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231066 — Boatwright Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095779

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