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Hightower Mountain

Hightower Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hightower Mountain rises to 476 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31657369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
476 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.10567, -82.43679

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 1.6 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 2.7 mi
  • Slater Hall Community Center: 6.2 mi
  • Slater White Park: 6.6 mi
  • Jimi Turner Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Pleasant Ridge Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Awanita Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Big Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Zen Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Sidewinder Falls: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Springtime in TR: 9.8 mi
  • Honey: 10.4 mi
  • Maria: 10.7 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 10.9 mi
  • Softball statue: 12.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 5.2 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 5.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 5.7 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 6.0 mi
Museums: 28
Gardens: 23
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Asia Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Labyrinth: 12.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 8.2 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 10.8 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 12.8 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.6 mi
  • Steamer Car: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Hightower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainNW993 m6.2 mi
Bald RockNW990 m8.6 mi
Standingstone MountainWNW978 m8.1 mi
Hammond MountainNNW963 m9.1 mi
Hogback MountainNW954 m5.6 mi
Big TopNW929 m5.3 mi
Mackerel MountainNNW926 m5.5 mi
Forked MountainWNW926 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1720:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1223178 — Hightower Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357084820

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