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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 987 m in North Carolina. Pilot Mountain stands 1,546 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Boxcar Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31635830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
987 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.17650, -82.86569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Boxcar Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Spice Cove Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bent Field Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Big Bearwallow Falls: 1.4 mi
  • First Falls: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Champion Park: 3.2 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 8.2 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.5 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.7 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Camp John Rock: 8.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.0 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 14.5 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 17.3 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 12
Attractions: 12
  • M1: 8.4 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 11.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 13.1 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 14.3 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 19.9 mi
  • Chalice: 19.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 20.0 mi
  • Wi: 20.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Brevard Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
  • English Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 24.4 mi
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.5 mi
  • North Beach: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MountainN 359°1,546 m6.7 mi
Bald KnobNW 325°1,453 m5.8 mi
Toxaway MountainWSW 245°1,452 m7.3 mi
Rockyface MountainNW 322°1,427 m5.7 mi
Cold MountainW 264°1,414 m6.8 mi
Bruce KnobNNW 329°1,401 m5.6 mi
Panthertail MountainW 263°1,365 m6.2 mi
Shelton Pisgah MountainW 269°1,365 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808667

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