Piney Knob
Piney Knob rises to 459 m in North Carolina. Weed Patch Mountain stands 1,039 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31635544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 459 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 13.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 19.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 12 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Toms Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Glaghorn Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lump Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Harris Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bechtler Mint Site Historic Park: 6.0 mi
- Activity Field: 7.0 mi
- Archery Range: 7.0 mi
- Campfire: 7.0 mi
- Rifle Range: 7.1 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bottomless Pools: 10.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.7 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 12.1 mi
- Bechtler House: 8.7 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 13.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 13.0 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 13.1 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 7.7 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.2 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.1 mi
- Caboose: 14.3 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 19.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.9 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 13.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 14.8 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 16.1 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 17.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 12.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 8.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 20.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 21.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 24.3 mi
- Globe: 12.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 18.4 mi
- Orange Bear: 21.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 20.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 18.1 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Boat beach: 21.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Piney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Mountain | W 280° | 1,039 m | 10.0 mi |
| Wolf Pen Mountain | NW 312° | 929 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rumbling Bald Mountain | W 265° | 914 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ditney Knob | NW 304° | 898 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNW 329° | 839 m | 7.8 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | W 273° | 819 m | 7.0 mi |
| Flint Knob | WNW 295° | 778 m | 9.1 mi |
| Logan Mountain | WNW 301° | 776 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357782273
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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