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Long Mountain

Long Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Mountain rises to 481 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Langley Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
481 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.94790, -82.65013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Adams Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Carrick Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Rachael Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Middle Rachael Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Alewine Falls: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Dacusville Little League & Recreation: 4.9 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 5.3 mi
  • Pickens Doodle Park: 5.3 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 5.4 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 27
  • Rose Garden: 5.3 mi
  • English Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 11.7 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Asia Garden: 12.2 mi
Museums: 23
Attractions: 14
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 5.7 mi
  • Tiny Town: 10.3 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 11.0 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 11.7 mi
  • Steamer Car: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.0 mi
  • North Beach: 16.8 mi
  • South Beach: 17.8 mi
  • East Beach: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNW 317°1,063 m9.6 mi
Pinnacle MountainNW 319°1,041 m7.9 mi
Slicking MountainNNW 345°1,013 m10.4 mi
Rock MountainNW 313°1,003 m9.6 mi
Whiteoak MountainNW 325°1,002 m10.2 mi
Battered Rock MountainN 350°980 m10.2 mi
Little Table Rock MountainNNW 336°958 m10.2 mi
Bigspring MountainNNW 331°956 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1120:48
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3516:4517:24

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1224176 — Long Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357085854

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