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Gowens Mountain

Gowens Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gowens Mountain rises to 375 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the west, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
375 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.02595, -82.61179

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Spider Tunnel Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Last Falls on Slickum: 3.3 mi
  • Sweet Thing On Slickum: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Wildcat Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Middle Wildcat Falls: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 5.4 mi
  • Dacusville Little League & Recreation: 5.4 mi
  • Jimi Turner Park: 6.4 mi
  • Slater White Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Lake Wattacoo: 4.6 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 5.5 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 6.0 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 6.0 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 28
  • Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
  • English Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 11.9 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Asia Garden: 12.0 mi
Museums: 27
Attractions: 17
  • Devil's Kitchen: 5.6 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 11.4 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 11.9 mi
  • Steamer Car: 13.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.5 mi
  • North Beach: 21.5 mi
  • South Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Gowens Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainW 281°1,063 m8.9 mi
Middle MountainNNW 328°1,044 m8.8 mi
Pinnacle MountainW 274°1,041 m7.4 mi
Coldbranch MountainNW 324°1,016 m6.1 mi
Slicking MountainNW 314°1,013 m6.7 mi
Bradford MountainNNW 342°1,011 m7.3 mi
Little Rich MountainN 6°1,008 m7.8 mi
Quillen MountainNNW 330°1,005 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1820:1120:48
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3516:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095915

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