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Little Piney Mountain

Little Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Piney Mountain rises to 395 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
395 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.67343, -77.40721

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roddy Road Park: 2.4 mi
  • Eyler Road Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Knott Athletic, Recreational and Convocational Complex: 3.2 mi
  • Ice Plant Park: 3.4 mi
  • Mechanicstown Square Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 2.8 mi
  • The Good Shepherd: 2.8 mi
  • Redmond Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 2.8 mi
  • Valley View Manor: 2.8 mi
Museums: 52
  • Frederick County Fire Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
  • Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Museum of the Iron Worker: 6.7 mi
  • Renfrew Farm & Museum: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 5.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 6.5 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.4 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 13.3 mi
Springs: 22
  • Fountaindale Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Browns Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Knob Springs: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 18
  • St. Francis: 2.8 mi
  • Fr. John Dubois: 2.9 mi
  • 42 West: 10.8 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 13.6 mi
  • Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 6
  • Founder's Plaza: 2.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 6.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Little Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainWNW 286°654 m5.8 mi
Snowy MountainNNW 337°637 m12.1 mi
Buzzard PeakNNW 341°593 m10.6 mi
The KnobN 351°573 m12.6 mi
Catoctin MountainWSW 241°572 m3.6 mi
Salamander RockSSW 213°562 m8.0 mi
High RockWNW 284°559 m6.3 mi
Black RockSW 236°549 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358239212

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