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Joes Mountain

Joes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Joes Mountain rises to 312 m in South Carolina. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Browns Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 6.1 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Joes Mountain is a mountain in York County in the state of South Carolina. The summit of Joes Mountain is at an elevation of 1,027 feet (313 meters) above sea level. The mountain is one of the three main mountain summits of Kings Mountain National Military Park. The other mountain summits are Brown's Mountain and Kings Mountain.

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Wikidata Q6214216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
312 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13541, -81.39508

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linzer Park: 5.5 mi
  • Gibbs Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Patriots Park and Pavilion in Kings Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Deal Park: 8.3 mi
  • Crossroads Music Park: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 23
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 19
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Blacksburg: 6.9 mi
  • The Other Side Of The River: 6.9 mi
  • Russel McConnel Memorial: 15.7 mi
  • Pacolet Mills mural: 24.6 mi
  • Vessel Sculpture: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Long Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
  • High Shoals: 21.0 mi
  • Pacolet Water Falls: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sailing Beach: 19.7 mi
  • South Point Beach: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleNE 43°520 m6.8 mi
Crowders MountainNE 45°458 m9.5 mi
Spencer MountainNE 55°375 m19.3 mi
Thicketty MountainW 266°364 m21.2 mi
Whitaker MountainW 271°356 m6.1 mi
Henry KnobE 93°344 m6.8 mi
Jackson KnobENE 69°328 m13.6 mi
Browns MountainWSW 243°315 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:1220:0620:44
September equinox07:1418:5119:24
December solstice07:3116:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576573777670594841
Precip in3.73.34.43.63.64.13.74.73.63.13.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ninety Nine IS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1223586 — Joes Mountain, York County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357085297

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