Piney Knob
Piney Knob rises to 931 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Robertson Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31635531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 931 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Robertson Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Carver Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pump Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Face: 2.5 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bryson Park: 2.1 mi
- Bridge Park: 2.4 mi
- Charles E. Poteet Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Mark Watson Park: 2.8 mi
- Fisher Falls: 4.2 mi
- Lower Buff Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Upper Buff Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- 10,000 Trillium Falls: 4.6 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 4.7 mi
- Catamount Gap: 3.4 mi
- Bald Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Onion Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 2.6 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 2.7 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 2.8 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 5.9 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 11.0 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 11.3 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 11.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 3.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 4.6 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 6.2 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 8.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 9.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 2.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 2.4 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 2.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 4.0 mi
- Wi: 4.0 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 10.8 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.1 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 15.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 17.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 22.9 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 15.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 15.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.8 mi
- Judson: 21.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Piney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | NNE 21° | 1,904 m | 7.0 mi |
| Browning Knob | NNE 23° | 1,888 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | NNE 32° | 1,873 m | 7.6 mi |
| Yellow Face | NNE 17° | 1,833 m | 5.9 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 4° | 1,751 m | 5.2 mi |
| Grassy Bald | ENE 64° | 1,698 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wesner Bald | ENE 62° | 1,683 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lost Knob | E 88° | 1,660 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808658
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