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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.54302, -79.43152

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • 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
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 12
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Baughman Rock Overlook: 21.0 mi
  • Shelter Rocks: 21.1 mi
  • White Rocks: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 5.5 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 19.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockSE 130°984 m12.2 mi
Gregg KnobWSW 242°960 m6.1 mi
Eagle RockSE 138°953 m12.1 mi
Marsh HillE 83°948 m3.3 mi
Snaggy MountainSW 217°946 m4.9 mi
Pine Swamp KnobWNW 283°944 m4.5 mi
Fike HillWNW 297°943 m4.2 mi
Brushy KnobsSSW 208°927 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5120:0920:49
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3516:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475663686660503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241597

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