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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Mountain rises to 401 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilstrap Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
401 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.96427, -82.83903

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 0.9 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 4.1 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 5.5 mi
  • DAR Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Triple Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Pork Chop Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Mizelle Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Allie's Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Spelunker Falls: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 32
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 14
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
  • English Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 11.1 mi
  • Common Gardening: 11.2 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 4.3 mi
  • North Beach: 9.7 mi
  • South Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.2 mi
  • East Beach: 19.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 27°1,087 m7.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainNE 35°1,063 m7.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainNE 49°1,041 m7.3 mi
Rock MountainNE 34°1,003 m6.5 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 26°978 m7.0 mi
Roundtop MountainNNE 30°929 m6.2 mi
Round MountainN 354°890 m8.2 mi
Sunfish MountainNE 40°883 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357087835

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