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Dug Mountain

Dug Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dug Mountain rises to 374 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Dug Mountain Angler Access Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31656868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
374 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.96233, -82.86403

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 3.2 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 4.3 mi
  • DAR Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Garage: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Triple Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Pork Chop Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Poe Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 29
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • English Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.5 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 23.9 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 2.9 mi
  • North Beach: 9.0 mi
  • South Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.5 mi
  • East Beach: 19.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Moody Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Dug Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNE1,063 m8.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainNE1,041 m8.5 mi
Rock MountainNE1,003 m7.5 mi
Caesars HeadNE978 m7.9 mi
Roundtop MountainNE929 m7.1 mi
Round MountainN890 m8.3 mi
Flatrock MountainNNE879 m6.7 mi
ChimneytopNNE852 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357083049

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