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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 276 m in Virginia. The Peak stands 889 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Viewtree Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49061988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
276 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.71706, -77.88611

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • WFA Athey Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Rady Park: 4.3 mi
  • Warrenton Fairgrounds: 4.8 mi
  • Eva Walker Park: 5.0 mi
  • Spilman Park: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 38
Historic sites: 29
  • Spilman Silo: 5.1 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 5.2 mi
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 11.8 mi
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 17.5 mi
  • Snowden Ruins: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 10
Gardens: 9
Springs: 7
  • Lambert's Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Peace Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 11.0 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 20.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 22.5 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.0 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PeakW889 m15.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNW644 m13.2 mi
Ravensden RockNW604 m16.1 mi
Big Cobbler MountainNNW476 m9.1 mi
Naked MountainNNW448 m14.9 mi
Little Cobbler MountainNNW441 m10.9 mi
Buck MountainNW438 m12.7 mi
Wildcat MountainNNE417 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0120:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2716:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356564591

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