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Gallbuster Mountain

Gallbuster Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gallbuster Mountain rises to 638 m in South Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
638 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.03259, -82.97681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Big Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Standing Stone Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Rich Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Lower Whitewater Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Hilliard Falls: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Bootleg Access Area: 3.9 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.5 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 8.4 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 14.5 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 18.3 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 19.2 mi
  • M1: 19.4 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Common Gardening: 15.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 15.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.4 mi
  • English Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.6 mi
  • North Beach: 13.9 mi
  • South Beach: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 22.0 mi
  • Chalice: 22.4 mi
  • American Eclipse: 22.4 mi
  • Wi: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Moody Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Gallbuster Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainN 357°1,452 m6.9 mi
Chimneytop MountainNW 314°1,401 m6.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainNNW 344°1,392 m7.6 mi
Hogback MountainNNW 344°1,386 m7.7 mi
Terrapin MountainWNW 282°1,357 m6.6 mi
Sassafras MountainNW 316°1,335 m4.8 mi
Rocky MountainNW 316°1,322 m7.6 mi
Little Terrapin MountainWNW 299°1,235 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231305 — Gallbuster Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095908

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