Big Piney Mountain
Big Piney Mountain rises to 894 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Bath County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 894 m
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 27.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Rock: 1.0 mi
- Bonner Mountain: 1.2 mi
- White Rocks: 1.4 mi
- House Rock: 1.5 mi
- Jordan Top: 2.0 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 13.1 mi
- Coles Point: 15.6 mi
- Lake Sherwood Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Linden Park: 17.9 mi
- Maury Monument: 18.0 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 2.5 mi
- Grose Spring: 7.3 mi
- Blowing Springs: 8.6 mi
- Bolar Spring: 10.3 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 11.7 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 17.0 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Callie Furnace: 21.2 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 21.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 11.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 15.9 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Lake Robertson: 19.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 22.7 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 18.6 mi
- Highland County Museum: 22.3 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 24.4 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 24.8 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 12.7 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 14.1 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 18.5 mi
- Byrd Point: 12.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.2 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 24.3 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 16.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 19.8 mi
- Sunset: 14.5 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 17.0 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Big Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | NNW 345° | 1,365 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 212° | 1,293 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mad Sheep | NNW 333° | 1,287 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mad Tom | NNW 330° | 1,236 m | 12.8 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,170 m | 7.7 mi |
| Duncan Knob | NNE 13° | 1,164 m | 6.4 mi |
| Northeast Peak | ENE 62° | 1,160 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wallace Peak | ENE 63° | 1,151 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481761 — Big Piney Mountain, Bath County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570517
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