Piney Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021970).
Wikidata Q31635684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 585 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 7.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 12.6 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 2 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 23 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 24 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Knob: 1.7 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Slaty Knob: 2.2 mi
- Sodom Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Divide Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Barnard Park: 3.2 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 3.6 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Needles Falls: 1.3 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 7.6 mi
- Dudley Falls: 7.6 mi
- Kelly Falls: 7.8 mi
- 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
- Stony Spur Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Vann Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 8.6 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- 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
- E. W. Pearson: 23.2 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 23.2 mi
- Passage: 23.3 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 23.3 mi
- Deco Gecko: 23.3 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 6.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 12.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 16.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 22.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 3.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 19.8 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 21.8 mi
- Ironland: 23.3 mi
- 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
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.0 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 24.7 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.1 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,430 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | WSW 252° | 1,406 m | 8.0 mi |
| Starret Knob | S 185° | 1,269 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hap Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,233 m | 5.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | N 356° | 1,123 m | 5.3 mi |
| Foxtown Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,120 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,118 m | 3.7 mi |
| High Knob | E 82° | 1,102 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808691
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
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