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Gilstrap Mountain

Gilstrap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gilstrap Mountain rises to 384 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway runs past it.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
384 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.95677, -82.84014

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 3.7 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 5.7 mi
  • DAR Monument: 7.8 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Triple Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Pork Chop Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 32
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
  • English Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.6 mi
  • Common Gardening: 10.7 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 4.3 mi
  • North Beach: 9.2 mi
  • South Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.6 mi
  • East Beach: 19.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Gilstrap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 25°1,087 m8.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNE 33°1,063 m7.7 mi
Pinnacle MountainNE 46°1,041 m7.7 mi
Rock MountainNNE 32°1,003 m7.0 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 25°978 m7.5 mi
Roundtop MountainNNE 28°929 m6.7 mi
Sunfish MountainNE 38°883 m8.7 mi
Flatrock MountainN 1°879 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095910

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