Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 348 m in Virginia. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 348 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Kyles Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Gunner Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Cove Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pruetts Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 4.1 mi
- Raine Monument: 4.2 mi
- Clay Pipe Kiln: 13.7 mi
- Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 13.7 mi
- Old Turntable Location: 18.1 mi
- Abbitt Park: 5.8 mi
- Ruritan Park: 9.5 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 12.4 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 15.9 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 16.0 mi
- The American Civil War Museum: 4.6 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 5.7 mi
- Housewright House: 15.7 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 17.4 mi
- LOVE: 18.3 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 18.4 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 18.5 mi
- Lynchbug: 18.5 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 18.5 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 18.7 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 18.8 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 18.8 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 18.8 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 18.9 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Point of Honor: 18.6 mi
- VUL Sign: 19.3 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 19.6 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 19.6 mi
- Featherfin: 13.7 mi
- Featherfin: 14.6 mi
- James River at Wingina: 14.7 mi
- Featherfin: 14.7 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 15.0 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 15.3 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 22.4 mi
- Picketts Spring: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Row Mountain | WNW 293° | 876 m | 23.0 mi |
| High Peak | WNW 293° | 876 m | 23.0 mi |
| Shady Mountain | WNW 303° | 687 m | 23.1 mi |
| Naked Mountain | N 356° | 607 m | 22.0 mi |
| Peebles Mountain | N 353° | 556 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 299° | 549 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 302° | 548 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pedlar Mountain | WNW 302° | 539 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appomattox, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564587
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 19 mi
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