Hurricane Mountain
Hurricane Mountain rises to 476 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31657522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 19 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Branch Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lohr's Falls: 1.5 mi
- Isaqueena Falls: 2.4 mi
- Bone Camp Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- City Park: 3.3 mi
- City Square: 4.1 mi
- Kaufmann Square Park: 4.1 mi
- City Green: 4.2 mi
- Sertoma Field: 4.5 mi
- Buzzard Roost Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Poor Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Wells Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 5.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 6.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 8.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 9.5 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 3.9 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 4.0 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 7.9 mi
- Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum: 12.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 19.0 mi
- The Catstairs: 19.3 mi
- All In: 17.8 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 18.1 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 18.3 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 18.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 18.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 4.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.8 mi
- Howard's Rock: 18.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 20.2 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 22.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 18.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 20.0 mi
- South Beach: 12.6 mi
- North Beach: 13.4 mi
- East Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 16.7 mi
- South: 12.6 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 19.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 12.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 21.2 mi
- Burton: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Hurricane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | WNW 300° | 888 m | 12.1 mi |
| Rand Mountain | N 0° | 877 m | 12.5 mi |
| Big Mountain | N 360° | 875 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cantrell Mountain | NNE 15° | 801 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NW 316° | 793 m | 11.1 mi |
| Big Stakey Mountain | N 1° | 790 m | 9.5 mi |
| Oakey Top | NNW 337° | 783 m | 10.5 mi |
| Crane Mountain | N 10° | 771 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095978
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