Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 357 m in Virginia. Horseshoe Mountain stands 741 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Peavine Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 357 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.7 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 25.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 16 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 17 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peavine Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Piney Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Welsh Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Monasco Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 10.0 mi
- Simpson Park: 12.1 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 14.9 mi
- Totier Creek Park: 15.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 5.7 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 6.3 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 12.6 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 16.6 mi
- Housewright House: 17.5 mi
- James River at Wingina: 7.2 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 7.8 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.7 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 19.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 16.7 mi
- Hickory Spring: 16.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 16.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.8 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 21.8 mi
- Mirador: 21.2 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Scheier Fish Ponds: 23.4 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 24.3 mi
- Raine Monument: 24.4 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 5.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 18.3 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 22.3 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 24.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 25.0 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 23.6 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 24.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 24.4 mi
- Bear Statue: 24.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 16.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 22.5 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 8.3 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 24.7 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 24.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 13.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 321° | 741 m | 10.1 mi |
| White Mountain | NW 314° | 720 m | 9.8 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NW 307° | 678 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 332° | 677 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pats Knob | WNW 303° | 660 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | NW 313° | 649 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cat Rock Mountain | NW 307° | 640 m | 11.7 mi |
| Naked Mountain | WNW 303° | 607 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564589
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 27 mi
- Lynchburg · 29 mi
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