Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 347 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridges Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021973).
Wikidata Q31635779, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 347 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 22.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 22.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 28 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 29 mi
- Opera Box · 29 mi
- Devil's Head · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casar Park: 7.8 mi
- James F. Crowe Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.2 mi
- Volleyball: 10.2 mi
- Shotgun Range: 10.3 mi
- Bridges Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Tom Price Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Lisenberry Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Buck Hollow Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Earl Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 8.7 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 11.0 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.5 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.7 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 6.9 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 7.9 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 7.9 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 8.0 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Caboose: 8.7 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 12.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 21.7 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 21.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 21.8 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 11.2 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 19.8 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 19.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 21.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.1 mi
- Boat beach: 21.2 mi
- Globe: 21.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
- Fox Den: 23.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | N 357° | 918 m | 10.3 mi |
| Benn Knob | NE 34° | 882 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | N 11° | 874 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNE 13° | 870 m | 9.9 mi |
| Skull Knob | N 1° | 869 m | 9.8 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNW 341° | 861 m | 8.7 mi |
| High Peak | N 7° | 829 m | 9.8 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | N 356° | 820 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808696
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