Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 125 m in South Carolina. Mount Huckabee stands 137 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Interstate 26 East Rest Area, a rest area 2.1 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31659382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Footprint of New Columbia Speedway: 3.1 mi
- Congaree Fort: 5.6 mi
- Congaree Creek Earthworks: 5.6 mi
- Bell Tower: 6.6 mi
- Battle of Congaree Creek: 7.1 mi
- Bray Park: 4.1 mi
- Midlands Sports Complex: 4.4 mi
- Midlands Girls Softball: 4.8 mi
- South Congaree Town Park: 5.6 mi
- Cayce Riverwalk: 6.1 mi
- Gamecocks Statue: 8.1 mi
- George Rogers Statue: 8.2 mi
- Crawfish on Guitar: 9.3 mi
- A'ja Wilson Statue, "Shoot for the Stars": 9.5 mi
- Beta Gamma Sigma: 9.5 mi
- Cayce Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Olympia Mill Village Museum: 8.4 mi
- EdVenture: 9.6 mi
- South Carolina State Museum: 9.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 9.8 mi
- The RICH Program Garden of Peace: 8.9 mi
- Carolina Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Anne's Garden: 9.6 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- President's House Garden: 9.7 mi
- Green Hill Mound: 4.5 mi
- Haigs Hill: 7.7 mi
- Red Hill: 10.2 mi
- Mount Huckabee: 11.3 mi
- Quinine Hill: 12.1 mi
- SC State Fairgrounds: 8.5 mi
- USC Smokestack: 9.7 mi
- Bicentennial Wagon: 22.7 mi
- Cannon: 23.1 mi
- Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Congaree National Park Wilderness: 15.9 mi
- Yost Creek Trails & Farm: 17.1 mi
- Interstate 26 East Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Interstate 26 West Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Kayaker's Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.5 mi
- Bookman: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Huckabee | WNW 286° | 137 m | 11.3 mi |
| Brice Hill | N 355° | 119 m | 15.7 mi |
| Quinine Hill | NNE 18° | 108 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cooks Mount | ENE 69° | 107 m | 24.8 mi |
| Haigs Hill | ESE 118° | 97 m | 7.7 mi |
| Nursery Hill | NNW 331° | 87 m | 16.2 mi |
| Green Hill Mound | E 86° | 36 m | 4.5 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 121° | 36 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:42 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096180
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 10 mi
- Congaree National Park · 16 mi
Take the scenic way to Sand Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.