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McGullion Mountain

McGullion Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McGullion Mountain rises to 414 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlton Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
414 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.90844, -82.81542

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 4.1 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 4.2 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 5.6 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 5.9 mi
  • DAR Monument: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 56
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 22
Gardens: 19
  • Rose Garden: 6.4 mi
  • English Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Common Gardening: 8.5 mi
  • Common Gardening: 8.6 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 7.0 mi
  • North Beach: 7.4 mi
  • South Beach: 8.7 mi
  • East Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Indian Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cool Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Moody Spring: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 8.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of McGullion Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNNE 16°1,063 m10.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNE 26°1,041 m9.6 mi
Rock MountainNNE 14°1,003 m9.5 mi
Caesars HeadN 10°978 m10.3 mi
Roundtop MountainN 11°929 m9.4 mi
Flatrock MountainN 353°879 m10.3 mi
Horse MountainNNE 16°845 m8.0 mi
Laurel Fork MountainNNW 334°780 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1120:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357096052

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