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Horse Gap Mountain

Horse Gap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Gap Mountain rises to 551 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Howell Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
551 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.98844, -82.82347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Twin Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Euphoria Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Divinity Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Never Ending Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 2.7 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 6.0 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 6.1 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 7.5 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.9 mi
  • Looper Memorial Marker: 14.4 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Cateechee Mill: 15.1 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
  • English Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 13.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 13.0 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 5.3 mi
  • North Beach: 11.6 mi
  • South Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.4 mi
  • East Beach: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Moody Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Indian Spring: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Horse Gap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 26°1,087 m5.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainNE 37°1,063 m5.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainNE 56°1,041 m5.6 mi
Indian Camp MountainNNE 15°1,027 m6.9 mi
Burnt MountainN 1°1,011 m6.8 mi
Rock MountainNE 37°1,003 m4.6 mi
Whiteoak MountainNE 35°1,002 m6.7 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 25°978 m5.1 mi
Conditions

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 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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1223315 — Horse Gap Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357084987

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