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Hoghead Mountain

Hoghead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hoghead Mountain rises to 893 m in South Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31657421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
893 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.16373, -82.31567

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Brenda Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Upper Cave Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Cave Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Lower Cave Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Moonshiners Falls: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Woodland Park: 5.1 mi
  • Rogers Park: 5.3 mi
  • McCreery Park: 5.3 mi
  • Depot Garden Park: 5.3 mi
  • Harmon Field: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 1.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 1.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 1.2 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 1.2 mi
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 58
  • Orange Bear: 8.5 mi
  • Maria: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 11.8 mi
  • Springtime in TR: 15.6 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 15.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 28
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 7.1 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 8.9 mi
  • House of Flags: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 19
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 7.0 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.7 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 13.3 mi
  • Southern X793: 13.4 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Hoghead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakNNE986 m8.2 mi
Hogback MountainENE978 m1.4 mi
Corbin MountainW924 m6.7 mi
Rich MountainWSW922 m1.3 mi
Bryant MountainSW921 m2.3 mi
McCarrol MountainW909 m9.0 mi
Long MountainWNW896 m8.8 mi
Frank MountainW894 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095955

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