Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 243 m in South Carolina. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Reunion Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Little Mountain is a monadnock that is the highest point in the Midlands region of South Carolina. It has an elevation of 813 feet (247 m) above mean sea level and is located in southeastern Newberry County, about 25 miles from Columbia. The monadnock itself rises 300 feet above the surrounding belt of hills and is formed of Carolina slate. In its early history (dating back to the 19th century) it was known as Ruff's Mountain and eventually took the name of the town that incorporated at its foot, Little Mountain. It was originally part of Lexington County until 1917 and currently has a radio tower that serves the northwestern exurban area of Columbia on its summit that reaches 1040 feet at its top.
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Wikidata Q2756525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 243 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Reunion Park: 0.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- Melvin Park: 5.6 mi
- Prosperity Roadside Park: 7.1 mi
- WL Mills MD Fitness Park: 7.3 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Newberry Doughboy WWI Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Silo 1: 14.4 mi
- Silo 2: 14.4 mi
- The Newberry Museum: 13.2 mi
- NFT Museum: 13.3 mi
- Lexington County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Gilbert Museum: 18.2 mi
- South Carolina Railroad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Capers Chapel Sanctuary Garden: 4.4 mi
- Wells Japanese Garden: 13.3 mi
- Riverbanks Botanical Garden: 22.7 mi
- NOMA Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- DeBruhl-Marshall Gardens: 24.9 mi
- Elephant Statue: 23.1 mi
- Right Turn on White: 24.7 mi
- "The Spirit of the American Doughboy ": 24.8 mi
- Milagros for Columbia: 24.9 mi
- Waterlines: 25.0 mi
- Nursery Hill: 15.4 mi
- Brice Hill: 20.5 mi
- Mount Huckabee: 21.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.9 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 22.7 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 14.2 mi
- Jew's Harp Spring: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | SSE 153° | 137 m | 21.9 mi |
| Brice Hill | ESE 110° | 119 m | 20.5 mi |
| Nursery Hill | SE 124° | 87 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little MTN, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1246412 — Little Mountain, Newberry County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357116341
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- Columbia · 25 mi
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