Whitaker Mountain
Whitaker Mountain rises to 356 m in South Carolina. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Linzer Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 9.7 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Whitaker Mountain is a mountain summit in Cherokee County in the state of South Carolina (SC) and is one of the three mountain peaks in Cherokee County. Whitaker Mountain climbs to an elevation of around 1,169 feet (356 meters) above sea level. Whitaker Mountain is located within the town of Blacksburg, South Carolina.
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Wikidata Q7994131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 356 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 16.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.7 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Linzer Park: 0.8 mi
- Gibbs Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Patterson Springs Park: 6.9 mi
- McCluney Park: 8.4 mi
- West End Park: 9.0 mi
- Jefferson Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Browns Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Joes Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Kings Mountain: 6.7 mi
- McKowns Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Hoover Monument: 6.6 mi
- In Honor Of The Three African American Patriots: 6.7 mi
- Kings Mountain Centennial Monument: 6.7 mi
- To Honor Colonel Asbury Coward: 6.8 mi
- Kings Mountain U.S. Monument: 6.9 mi
- Cherokee County Museum: 9.5 mi
- Cherokee County Veterans Museum: 9.6 mi
- Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce: 10.8 mi
- Earl Scruggs Center: 10.9 mi
- Kings Mountain Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery: 9.2 mi
- Truck: 9.6 mi
- Truck: 9.6 mi
- Jeep: 9.6 mi
- Peachoid: 10.7 mi
- James Ross Wildlife Reservation: 17.1 mi
- Pacolet River Heritage Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Glendale Nature Park: 22.5 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 23.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 20.3 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- High Shoals: 24.7 mi
- The Other Side Of The River: 1.3 mi
- Blacksburg: 1.3 mi
- Pacolet Mills mural: 20.2 mi
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Limestone Springs: 10.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitaker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | ENE 65° | 520 m | 11.8 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | ENE 63° | 458 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jack Moore Mountain | NW 326° | 409 m | 22.5 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | ENE 63° | 375 m | 24.5 mi |
| Piney Mountain | NW 315° | 368 m | 22.1 mi |
| Thicketty Mountain | W 264° | 364 m | 15.1 mi |
| Henry Knob | E 92° | 344 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jackson Knob | ENE 76° | 328 m | 19.3 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 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096235
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