Crane Mountain
Crane Mountain rises to 771 m in South Carolina. Ellicott Mountain stands 1,137 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill Recreation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31656732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 771 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 6.8 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 6.8 mi
- Deadfall Falls: 0.8 mi
- Prospector Falls: 0.8 mi
- Miuka Falls: 0.9 mi
- Yellow Jacket Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Miuka Falls: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 1.4 mi
- Morton Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ridley Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cantrell Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.4 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 12.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 12.1 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 12.1 mi
- World of Energy: 15.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 4.5 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 4.6 mi
- Oconee Station: 6.5 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Sunset Rock: 9.0 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- The Catstairs: 11.7 mi
- All In: 23.0 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 23.2 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 23.3 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 23.3 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 23.4 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 12.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 20.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 22.4 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 22.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 8.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.8 mi
- North Beach: 12.6 mi
- South Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.6 mi
- East Beach: 22.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 13.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 13.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 22.7 mi
- English Garden: 22.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 23.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 0.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 19.7 mi
- Big Spring: 23.0 mi
- South: 13.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Crane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellicott Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,137 m | 5.8 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,060 m | 5.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | N 359° | 1,055 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bull Pen Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,014 m | 6.5 mi |
| Slick Rock | NNW 336° | 1,010 m | 6.7 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,005 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNE 16° | 992 m | 4.0 mi |
| Redside Mountain | NNW 340° | 982 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095871
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