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Crab Apple Hill

Crab Apple Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Crab Apple Hill rises to 225 m in South Carolina. Windmill Hill stands 361 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyger River Confluence, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 19 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31656716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.76624, -81.91316

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nesbitt Shoals Nature Park and River Access: 1.0 mi
  • Glenn Springs Historic District: 5.2 mi
  • McKinney Park: 7.1 mi
  • Twin Oaks Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Old Canaan Rd Complex: 9.3 mi
Artworks
  • Journeys of the Imagination: 10.8 mi
  • Southside Mural: 11.5 mi
  • The Wall of Possibilities: 11.7 mi
  • Harmony: 11.8 mi
  • Wade's mural: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 16
  • Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 12.8 mi
  • Spartanburg Art Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Spartanburg Science Center: 12.9 mi
  • Hub City Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Cherokee Museum: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 15.1 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Walnut Grove Plantation: 4.9 mi
  • Norfolk and Western 518526: 15.8 mi
  • BMW Performance Center: 17.9 mi
  • Southern Railway caboose x711: 18.3 mi
  • M106A1: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 7
  • Glenn Springs: 6.0 mi
  • West Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Whitestone Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Greythorne Retention Pond: 22.3 mi
  • Stomp Springs: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Buffalo Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Frey Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Saranac Lake Waterfall: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crab Apple Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windmill HillNNW 332°361 m23.6 mi
Roper MountainWNW 283°359 m22.9 mi
Collins MountainNW 324°345 m22.8 mi
Little KnobSW 215°273 m16.0 mi
Big KnobSW 220°270 m17.8 mi
Beddington MountainESE 115°242 m6.8 mi
Lucas HillNNW 346°234 m2.2 mi
Hayes HillNE 47°225 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1520:0820:45
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3216:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873625145
Precip in4.33.84.84.33.94.64.04.63.73.93.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1221809 — Crab Apple Hill, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357082705

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