Peak · Maryland
Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 524 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Piney Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31600189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 524 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.66204, -77.42360
- 1.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 15.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 16.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 2 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 13 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 14 mi
- White Rocks · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Piney Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wertenbaker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Round Top: 2.1 mi
- Wolf Rock: 2.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Valley View Manor: 1.9 mi
- The Good Shepherd: 3.8 mi
- St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 3.8 mi
- Redmond Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Roddy Road Park: 2.1 mi
- Eyler Road Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Mechanicstown Square Park: 2.7 mi
- Ice Plant Park: 2.7 mi
- Thurmont Park: 2.8 mi
Museums: 50
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 5.7 mi
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 5.7 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 6.0 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 26
- Pumpkin Cannon: 5.5 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 5.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 12.7 mi
Springs: 22
- Raven Rock Spring: 5.4 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 5.5 mi
- Browns Spring: 6.1 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 11.8 mi
- Spout Spring: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- St. Francis: 3.8 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 4.0 mi
- 42 West: 10.5 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 2.8 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 14.1 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 16.8 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
- Four Square Garden: 19.8 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 3.3 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Clermont Crag: 6.0 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tartown: 11.0 mi
- Harmony Grove: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 6.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | WNW 297° | 654 m | 5.3 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNW 343° | 637 m | 12.5 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NNW 347° | 593 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Knob | N 355° | 573 m | 13.3 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | WSW 248° | 572 m | 2.5 mi |
| Salamander Rock | SSW 210° | 562 m | 6.9 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 294° | 559 m | 5.7 mi |
| Black Rock | WSW 236° | 549 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 586554 — Piney Mountain, Frederick County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358239907
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 2 mi
- Thurmont · 2 mi
- Frederick County · 13 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Boonsboro · 16 mi
- Hagerstown · 16 mi
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