Long Mountain
Long Mountain rises to 610 m in South Carolina. Fork Mountain stands 992 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Disappearing Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31658018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 610 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 13.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Disappearing Falls: 0.3 mi
- Horse Bone Falls: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 0.5 mi
- Lee Falls: 1.0 mi
- Station Cove Falls: 2.3 mi
- Oconee Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tamassee Knob: 1.5 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Morton Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Little Stakey Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Oconee Station State Historic Site: 2.8 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 3.0 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 6.0 mi
- Sertoma Field: 7.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 2.3 mi
- Oconee Station: 2.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 4.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 8.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 8.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 8.3 mi
- World of Energy: 12.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Sunset Rock: 12.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- The Catstairs: 14.3 mi
- All In: 20.0 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 20.3 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 20.4 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 20.4 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 20.5 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 8.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.1 mi
- Howard's Rock: 20.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 21.7 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 22.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.1 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.4 mi
- North Beach: 10.9 mi
- South Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.1 mi
- East Beach: 19.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 4.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.4 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 11.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 11.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
- English Garden: 22.3 mi
- South: 11.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork Mountain | N 8° | 992 m | 7.8 mi |
| Redside Mountain | N 349° | 982 m | 7.9 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NNW 344° | 975 m | 7.7 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | N 8° | 954 m | 6.6 mi |
| Persimmon Mountain | NNE 20° | 933 m | 8.2 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | NNE 12° | 911 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NNW 345° | 911 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ridley Mountain | N 4° | 888 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231506 — Long Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357096047
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