Piney Ball
Piney Ball rises to 1,288 m in Tennessee. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31683498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1288 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 21.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 21.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 21 mi
- Camp Creek Overlook (MP 315.6) · 21 mi
- North Cove Overlook · 22 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bald Knob: 0.6 mi
- Loggy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Big Ball: 1.2 mi
- Elkwallow Knob: 1.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.2 mi
- Unaka Mountain Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Limestone Cove Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Fishery Park: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.2 mi
- Roan Mountain State Park: 9.4 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 1.1 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Flagpole Point: 9.6 mi
- Pardee Point: 10.0 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 2.7 mi
- WWII Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 11.8 mi
- Carillion: 13.2 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 7.8 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 7.8 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 14.4 mi
- McElroy House: 15.3 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 15.3 mi
- Junaluska: 15.0 mi
- Rock Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 15.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 15.4 mi
- Stream: 15.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 13.6 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 13.7 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 14.9 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 21.5 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 22.9 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
- Woods Walk: 23.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 20.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 22.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 13.1 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 24.2 mi
- Hampton Spring: 11.1 mi
- Shanty Springs: 24.5 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.6 mi
- Lost Cove: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Piney Ball. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roan High Knob | ESE 106° | 1,916 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cloudland Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,883 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | ESE 104° | 1,879 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Bald | ESE 103° | 1,770 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jane Bald | ESE 103° | 1,770 m | 9.2 mi |
| Beartown Mountain | E 100° | 1,674 m | 6.6 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | E 100° | 1,637 m | 10.4 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | W 266° | 1,579 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356773809
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 13 mi
- Elizabethton · 14 mi
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