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Cannon Mountain

Cannon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cannon Mountain rises to 387 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickens Doodle Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31656402, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
387 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.88400, -82.68097

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 1.2 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.9 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.2 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 2.2 mi
  • LQK Airport Playground: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Adams Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Alewine Falls: 9.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 57
Museums: 26
Gardens: 24
  • English Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 13.6 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Common Gardening: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 14
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 1.7 mi
  • Tiny Town: 9.4 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 13.6 mi
  • Steamer Car: 13.7 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 15.6 mi
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 4
  • North Beach: 13.6 mi
  • South Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.5 mi
  • East Beach: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Cannon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNNW 337°1,063 m12.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNW 342°1,041 m10.9 mi
Rock MountainNNW 334°1,003 m12.1 mi
Table RockN 354°953 m11.6 mi
Roundtop MountainNNW 332°929 m12.4 mi
Sunfish MountainNNW 343°883 m12.4 mi
Horse MountainNNW 330°845 m10.9 mi
Rocky MountainN 350°845 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1120:48
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3516:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095831

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