Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 854 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is River Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31422811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 854 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 4 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 12 mi
- Point Lookout · 25 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Hill: 1.8 mi
- Upper Ford Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ginseng Hill: 2.3 mi
- Whites Knob: 2.4 mi
- Lewis Knob: 2.4 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 2.0 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 6.4 mi
- Terra Alta Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Arboretum: 9.1 mi
- Broadford Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 4.3 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 5.7 mi
- Beth's Garden: 9.3 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 9.4 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 16.7 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 3.8 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 10.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 13.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 16.6 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 18.7 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 4.7 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 5.9 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 9.3 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 9.3 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 18.1 mi
- Generation Museum: 18.5 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 3.3 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 3.3 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 3.4 mi
- Matador Falls: 17.8 mi
- Kendall: 6.3 mi
- Blooming Rose: 7.9 mi
- Frankville: 14.6 mi
- Kempton: 23.4 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 21.0 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 21.1 mi
- White Rocks: 24.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 5.5 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 20.1 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Baughman Spring: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SE 130° | 984 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gregg Knob | WSW 242° | 960 m | 6.1 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SE 138° | 953 m | 12.1 mi |
| Marsh Hill | E 83° | 948 m | 3.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | SW 217° | 946 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | WNW 283° | 944 m | 4.5 mi |
| Fike Hill | WNW 297° | 943 m | 4.2 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SSW 208° | 927 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241597
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 4 mi
- Kingwood · 15 mi
- Grantsville · 18 mi
- Ohiopyle · 23 mi
- Morgantown · 28 mi
- Uniontown · 29 mi
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