Little Piney Mountain
Little Piney Mountain rises to 735 m in South Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31657931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 735 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 5.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 19 mi
- Exclamation Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Falls: 0.6 mi
- Pacolet Falls: 3.3 mi
- Leland Falls: 3.3 mi
- Pearson's Falls: 4.2 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 4.6 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 3.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.5 mi
- McCreery Park: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 7.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 8.6 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.5 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.2 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 5.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.1 mi
- Phillips Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Stanton Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Plumley Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Maria: 11.1 mi
- Orange Bear: 12.5 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 13.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.6 mi
- Honey: 15.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 5.1 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.0 mi
- Landrum Depot: 11.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.9 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.0 mi
- Southern X793: 11.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.7 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Asia Garden: 16.9 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 17.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Long Rock: 10.0 mi
- High Rocks: 10.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 17.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 20.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Pavilion 2: 20.9 mi
- Pavilion 1: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 21.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 17.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Little Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | E 89° | 978 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | NW 305° | 963 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rush Mountain | NW 316° | 943 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Top | W 268° | 929 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | W 273° | 926 m | 5.6 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | W 268° | 924 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ESE 109° | 922 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SE 129° | 921 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357085758
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 30 mi
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