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Piney Knob

Piney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Knob rises to 459 m in North Carolina. Round Mountain stands 1,049 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 9.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.

Wikidata Q31635544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
459 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.47207, -82.05011

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Peaks
Museums: 16
  • Bechtler House: 8.7 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Mountain Gateway Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Old Fort Railroad Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 13
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 4
  • Globe: 12.9 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 18.4 mi
  • Orange Bear: 21.2 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.7 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.8 mi
Springs: 3
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.7 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Piney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainWNW1,049 m10.7 mi
Weed Patch MountainW1,039 m10.0 mi
Wolf Pen MountainNW929 m7.5 mi
Rumbling Bald MountainW914 m10.0 mi
Ditney KnobNW898 m9.0 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNW839 m7.8 mi
Youngs MountainW819 m7.0 mi
Flint KnobWNW778 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:47
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357782273

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