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Piney Cliff

Piney Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Cliff rises to 1,221 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Owen Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31635504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1221 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.16593, -83.11820

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Glassyrock Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Norton Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.6 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.8 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 13
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 5.9 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 9.4 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.2 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 16.3 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 20.9 mi
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 10.1 mi
  • Chalice: 10.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 10.7 mi
  • Wi: 10.7 mi
  • Moai Statue: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Moody Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Piney Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainWSW 243°1,562 m4.6 mi
Shortoff MountainSW 221°1,521 m5.3 mi
Black Rock MountainWSW 254°1,503 m5.0 mi
Little Hogback MountainW 265°1,502 m5.6 mi
Goat KnobSW 226°1,418 m4.9 mi
Buck KnobWNW 298°1,418 m5.5 mi
Rough MountainW 273°1,417 m4.6 mi
Bear MountainE 92°1,406 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808652

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