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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 492 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Prince Cove Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1230176)

Wikidata Q31658823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
492 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.98760, -82.87820

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Prince Cove Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Divinity Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Never Ending Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Cane Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Devils Hole Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 2.5 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 3.0 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 4.7 mi
  • DAR Monument: 9.1 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 14
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 8
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 12.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 16.3 mi
  • M1: 18.7 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 18.8 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Common Gardening: 12.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
  • English Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Common Gardening: 12.1 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 2.4 mi
  • North Beach: 10.5 mi
  • South Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.6 mi
  • East Beach: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Moody Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Indian Spring: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNE 47°1,087 m7.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainNE 56°1,063 m7.7 mi
Burnt MountainNNE 25°1,011 m7.6 mi
Rock MountainENE 57°1,003 m7.0 mi
Caesars HeadNE 48°978 m7.1 mi
Roundtop MountainNE 54°929 m6.5 mi
Round MountainNNE 11°890 m6.7 mi
Flatrock MountainNNE 26°879 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357094570

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