Little Mountain, Mountain summit in South Carolina, United States
Little Mountain is a monadnock of Carolina slate in southeastern Newberry County, rising about 300 feet above the surrounding belt of hills to 813 feet above sea level, the highest point in South Carolina's Midlands. A radio tower on its summit reaches 1,040 feet. The town of Little Mountain lies at its foot, about 25 miles from Columbia.
Little Mountain was known as Ruff's Mountain in the 19th century before taking the name of the town incorporated at its foot. The area lay in Lexington County until 1917, when it became part of Newberry County. A radio tower now stands on the summit, reaching 1,040 feet at its top and serving the northwestern exurban area of Columbia.
The mountain carries the name of the town at its foot, which incorporated there; in the 19th century the peak itself was called Ruff's Mountain. The summit holds a radio tower reaching 1,040 feet, serving the northwestern exurban area of Columbia.
The summit lies in southeastern Newberry County, roughly 25 miles from Columbia, and the monadnock rises about 300 feet above the surrounding belt of hills. A radio tower stands on top, reaching 1,040 feet at its tip, so the highest ground is occupied by equipment rather than a viewing platform. Approach from the Columbia side via the roads serving the town of Little Mountain at the foot of the slope.
Little Mountain is a monadnock of Carolina slate, a rock type that resisted erosion while the softer land around it wore down, leaving the summit about 300 feet above the surrounding belt of hills. Its top reaches 813 feet above sea level, the highest point in South Carolina's Midlands.
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