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John Mountain

John Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

John Mountain rises to 674 m in South Carolina. Rock Mountain stands 1,118 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Field Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31657622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
674 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.83370, -83.23627

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Andrew Ramey Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Midway Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Rhodo Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Little Fall Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Pristine Falls: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 4.3 mi
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Warwoman Dell: 7.4 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
  • Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 8.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • The Foxfire Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 10.6 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 10.7 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 18.0 mi
  • North Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.5 mi
  • East Beach: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of John Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock MountainNW 313°1,118 m8.3 mi
Pinnacle KnobWNW 299°940 m8.6 mi
Screamer MountainWNW 289°897 m8.3 mi
Rainy MountainWNW 292°888 m5.3 mi
Sheep KnobNNW 327°834 m7.2 mi
Big MountainNNW 329°832 m6.1 mi
Cabin MountainN 360°818 m7.6 mi
Pollywah KnobNNW 332°793 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586572757468585043
Precip in5.95.35.65.24.95.55.06.04.94.85.16.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357095992

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