Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 784 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle stands 1,721 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnutwood Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021967).
Wikidata Q31635719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 784 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 9.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.9 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Slick Falls: 2.8 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lindley Park: 3.6 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 4.2 mi
- Greenlee Park: 6.9 mi
- Welsh Field: 7.7 mi
- Chestnutwood Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bergen Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jerdon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Long Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Lost Cove Knob: 2.5 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 2.3 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 2.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 7.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 14.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.4 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 18.2 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 18.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 18.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 2.7 mi
- Historic Carson House: 6.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 8.9 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 8.9 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 2.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 5.8 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 15.8 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 16.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 11.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 12.3 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 12.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 17.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 19.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 6.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Boat beach: 17.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 8.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | WNW 294° | 1,721 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 300° | 1,640 m | 7.0 mi |
| Graybeard Mountain | W 281° | 1,635 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 287° | 1,597 m | 7.1 mi |
| Big Slaty | W 279° | 1,597 m | 7.3 mi |
| Green Knob | NW 320° | 1,540 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Slaty | W 277° | 1,524 m | 7.5 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | WNW 295° | 1,471 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808685
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