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Hester Mountain

Hester Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hester Mountain rises to 477 m in South Carolina. Chimneytop Mountain stands 1,401 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31657270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
477 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.00203, -82.98542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Wright Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Double Spring Mountain Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Lower Whitewater Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bad Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Corbin Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Bootleg Access Area: 3.1 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 7.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 16
  • Highlands Nature Center: 12.0 mi
  • World of Energy: 15.0 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 17.1 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 16.4 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 17.1 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 17.6 mi
  • M1: 21.3 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.6 mi
  • North Beach: 12.0 mi
  • South Beach: 13.4 mi
  • East Beach: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Hester Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chimneytop MountainNNW1,401 m8.2 mi
Terrapin MountainWNW1,357 m6.9 mi
Sassafras MountainNNW1,335 m6.3 mi
Little Terrapin MountainNW1,235 m7.7 mi
Coldsides MountainWNW1,218 m6.2 mi
Bearpen MountainNNW1,208 m6.8 mi
Flat MountainWNW1,198 m4.3 mi
Nix MountainNNW1,196 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
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 °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095933

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