Calahan Mountain
Calahan Mountain rises to 570 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31656318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 18 mi
- Exclamation Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Les Mullinax Park: 2.3 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.8 mi
- David Jackson Park: 6.6 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 7.3 mi
- Campbell's Covered Bridge Park: 7.4 mi
- Big Falls: 2.7 mi
- Awanita Falls: 5.6 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Falls: 5.9 mi
- Brenda Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Cave Falls: 5.9 mi
- Maria: 8.9 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 10.3 mi
- Springtime in TR: 11.6 mi
- Honey: 12.2 mi
- Orange Bear: 13.0 mi
- Hyde Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Old Indian Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mill Knob: 1.9 mi
- Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 3.9 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.7 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 5.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.8 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.0 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
- Landrum Depot: 11.6 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 12.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.7 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.7 mi
- Asia Garden: 13.9 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 14.3 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 9.2 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.8 mi
- Southern X793: 14.0 mi
- Glassy Rock: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Long Rock: 10.8 mi
- High Rocks: 12.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.4 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 17.5 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 19.2 mi
- Pavilion 2: 17.8 mi
- Pavilion 1: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 17.9 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 20.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 14.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Calahan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Top Mountain | WNW 285° | 993 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ENE 59° | 978 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rush Mountain | NNW 330° | 943 m | 9.0 mi |
| Big Top | WNW 295° | 929 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | WNW 301° | 926 m | 6.6 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NW 317° | 924 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NE 53° | 922 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | ENE 59° | 921 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095819
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