Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 738 m in Maryland. High Rock stands 910 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Federal Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 738 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 20 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 21 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fireman Field: 1.9 mi
- Holly Field: 2.0 mi
- Ort Field: 2.0 mi
- Lavale District Park: 2.1 mi
- Lavale Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.5 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Loar Hill: 3.4 mi
- Little Allegheny Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.0 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 3.6 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 5.7 mi
- Evitts Creek Pond Fish Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 6.6 mi
- Fagan CREP Easement: 8.0 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 3.1 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 3.6 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 4.0 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 4.1 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 4.2 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 2.1 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 2.9 mi
- National Road Monument: 4.3 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 4.5 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 4.8 mi
- Mountain View: 1.5 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 6.3 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 3.4 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 6.6 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 18.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 19.2 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 16.1 mi
- eroded outcropping: 18.1 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 21.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 22.7 mi
- Baughman Spring: 19.6 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 23.9 mi
- River Beach: 19.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.0 mi
- Art: 4.3 mi
- Frankville: 21.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | WSW 238° | 910 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sampson Rock | WNW 301° | 895 m | 5.4 mi |
| Saint John Rock | W 270° | 890 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dans Rock | SSW 206° | 883 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | NW 316° | 859 m | 6.0 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | WSW 245° | 859 m | 12.9 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | W 271° | 854 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 247° | 849 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241599
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 17 mi
- Somerset · 27 mi
- McHenry · 28 mi
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