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Piney Knob

Piney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Knob rises to 727 m in North Carolina. Cedar Rock Mountain stands 1,236 m to the northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is High Loaf Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States.

Wikidata Q31635557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
727 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.19706, -82.74540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 2.4 mi
  • Franklin Park: 2.6 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.9 mi
  • Champion Park: 5.8 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Stick Biscuit Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Dunns Rock Falls: 1.8 mi
  • William Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Connestee Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Batson Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 20
  • Camp John Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 9.3 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.6 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 12.0 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Brevard Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 18.6 mi
  • English Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • M1: 2.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 9.2 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 10.7 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.9 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 16.2 mi
Museums: 11
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 10.8 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 17.4 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Piney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Rock MountainNW1,236 m5.2 mi
Kagle MountainNW1,178 m4.0 mi
Chestnut KnobNNW1,173 m5.2 mi
Three Forks MountainWNW1,136 m5.1 mi
Rich MountainESE1,119 m3.8 mi
Stone MountainNW1,112 m5.2 mi
Daves RockWNW1,098 m5.8 mi
Brushy MountainNW1,087 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021951 — Piney Knob, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808657

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