McKowns Mountain
McKowns Mountain rises to 246 m in South Carolina. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 9.6 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31658268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 16.6 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 23.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibbs Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- McCluney Park: 6.4 mi
- Linzer Park: 7.4 mi
- Milliken Park: 7.5 mi
- John Q Little Park: 7.6 mi
- Blacksburg: 6.7 mi
- The Other Side Of The River: 6.7 mi
- Pacolet Mills mural: 14.4 mi
- Ascension: 21.5 mi
- Transitions: 21.9 mi
- Former site of Deepcore and The Abyss Movie Set: 1.0 mi
- Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church: 3.6 mi
- In Honor Of The Three African American Patriots: 11.1 mi
- Hoover Monument: 11.2 mi
- Kings Mountain Centennial Monument: 11.2 mi
- Jefferson Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Draytonville Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Worth Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Whitaker Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Browns Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Cherokee County Museum: 7.7 mi
- Cherokee County Veterans Museum: 8.1 mi
- Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 15.9 mi
- McCelvey Center: 16.2 mi
- Boiling Springs Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- James Ross Wildlife Reservation: 14.2 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Glendale Nature Park: 18.0 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 19.1 mi
- Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery: 8.0 mi
- Truck: 8.1 mi
- Jeep: 8.1 mi
- Peachoid: 10.5 mi
- Southern Railway caboose x711: 15.9 mi
- Limestone Springs: 7.7 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 19.3 mi
- Glenn Springs: 22.5 mi
- West Springs: 23.4 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 14.5 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- Rippy Courtyard: 22.1 mi
- Piedmont Physic Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKowns Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | NE 43° | 520 m | 17.3 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | NE 44° | 458 m | 20.0 mi |
| Thicketty Mountain | WNW 294° | 364 m | 15.2 mi |
| Whitaker Mountain | N 8° | 356 m | 7.8 mi |
| Henry Knob | ENE 62° | 344 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jackson Knob | ENE 58° | 328 m | 23.5 mi |
| Browns Mountain | NE 42° | 315 m | 9.9 mi |
| Joes Mountain | NE 43° | 312 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ninety Nine IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096060
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