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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 585 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Needles Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021970)

Wikidata Q31635684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
585 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.87816, -82.77986

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 29
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 4.4 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 7.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 7.7 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 13
Museums: 12
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 19.7 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • French Broad Rafting: 3.9 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 19.8 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 21.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.1 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 21.8 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Overlook Access: 7.9 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 7.9 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainWSW 250°1,430 m7.5 mi
Tennessee BluffWSW 252°1,406 m8.0 mi
Starret KnobS 185°1,269 m7.4 mi
Hap MountainSSW 209°1,233 m5.5 mi
Spring MountainN 356°1,123 m5.3 mi
Foxtown MountainSSW 210°1,120 m8.4 mi
Rich MountainNNW 337°1,118 m3.7 mi
High KnobE 82°1,102 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808691

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