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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 875 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cisco Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021965)

Wikidata Q31635571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
875 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.59956, -82.52290

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Haw Creek Park: 1.2 mi
  • Charlie L. Bullman Park: 1.2 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr Park: 1.3 mi
  • Albermarle Park: 1.3 mi
  • Kenilworth Forest Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lake Louise Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 29
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Italian Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums: 18
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 1.6 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 1.7 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 1.7 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 18.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.6 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 10.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobNE 39°1,500 m7.0 mi
Bull MountainNE 41°1,473 m7.3 mi
Rocky KnobNE 40°1,433 m6.5 mi
Richland KnobNE 35°1,429 m7.0 mi
Richland MountainNE 35°1,429 m7.0 mi
Courthouse KnobNNE 31°1,322 m7.3 mi
High SwanNE 42°1,300 m5.9 mi
High Hickory KnobESE 103°1,231 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808682

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