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Longnose Mountain

Longnose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Longnose Mountain rises to 531 m in South Carolina. Joe Mountain stands 917 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
531 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.70009, -83.26405

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Boyer Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Little Brasstown Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Brasstown Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Longnose Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Shoulder Bone Falls: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Cool Springs Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Chau Ram County Park: 6.7 mi
  • Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Leo Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Cobbs Bridge: 5.2 mi
  • Colonel Cleveland Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Site of Westminster Speedway: 8.1 mi
  • Stephens County High School: 12.4 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 12.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Travelers Rest: 6.4 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 8.4 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 21.1 mi
  • North Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 22.8 mi
  • East Beach: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tugaloo State Park: 17.7 mi
  • South: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Longnose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Joe MountainWNW 293°917 m13.6 mi
Stamp KnobWNW 295°906 m12.8 mi
Screamer MountainNNW 332°897 m13.5 mi
Rainy MountainNNW 343°888 m11.7 mi
Pigeon MountainW 278°862 m12.3 mi
Jameson MountainWNW 303°821 m13.1 mi
Stony MountainW 278°817 m12.5 mi
Oakey MountainWNW 298°796 m11.9 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:3716:4817:27

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1246464 — Longnose Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357116385

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