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Long Mountain

Long Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Mountain rises to 623 m in South Carolina. Screamer Mountain stands 897 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31658034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
623 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.81204, -83.23238

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Little Fall Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Andrew Ramey Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Midway Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Rhodo Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Triple Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 5.6 mi
  • Warwoman Dell: 8.3 mi
  • Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 8.5 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Cobbs Bridge: 7.2 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 7.6 mi
  • Oconee Station: 9.5 mi
  • Site of Westminster Speedway: 10.4 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 10.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 9.9 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 9.9 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 10.8 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 17.7 mi
  • North Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.1 mi
  • East Beach: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 17.7 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Screamer MountainWNW 298°897 m9.1 mi
Rainy MountainNW 304°888 m6.2 mi
Sheep KnobNNW 331°834 m8.6 mi
Big MountainNNW 334°832 m7.5 mi
Cabin MountainN 358°818 m9.1 mi
Pollywah KnobNNW 337°793 m5.9 mi
Big Stakey MountainNE 39°790 m9.0 mi
Oakey TopN 11°783 m7.3 mi

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1224175 — Long Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357085852

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