Long Mountain
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
- 6.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 18 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 20 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 20 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Old Field Mountain: 1.3 mi
- John Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Moss Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 3.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- All In: 23.7 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 24.1 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 24.2 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 24.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 24.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 13.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 15.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 16.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 10.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 12.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 14.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.7 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 20.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 15.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 17.4 mi
- South Beach: 17.7 mi
- North Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.1 mi
- East Beach: 23.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.3 mi
- Big Spring: 22.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- South: 17.7 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 23.5 mi
- Burton: 18.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screamer Mountain | WNW 298° | 897 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rainy Mountain | NW 304° | 888 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sheep Knob | NNW 331° | 834 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 334° | 832 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | N 358° | 818 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NNW 337° | 793 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Stakey Mountain | NE 39° | 790 m | 9.0 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 11° | 783 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
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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