Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 515 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021958).
Wikidata Q31635755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 515 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Vista Rock · 15 mi
- Devil's Head · 15 mi
- Opera Box · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rogers Park: 0.7 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 0.9 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.9 mi
- Harmon Field: 1.1 mi
- Stearns Park: 4.3 mi
- Sillers Falls: 1.5 mi
- Blue Wall Falls: 2.0 mi
- Melrose Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hemlock Shoals: 2.6 mi
- Upper Melrose Falls: 2.6 mi
- Melrose Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Big Warrior Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Warrior Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 2.4 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 2.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 3.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 3.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 3.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 5.4 mi
- Maria: 11.4 mi
- Globe: 11.8 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 15.2 mi
- Chicken Statue: 18.2 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 4.2 mi
- Landrum Depot: 4.2 mi
- House of Flags: 4.3 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 5.6 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 4.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.7 mi
- Southern X793: 13.7 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.8 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 15.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Glassy Rock: 6.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 12.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.6 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.4 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Asia Garden: 22.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 11.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 14.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.2 mi
- Chick Springs: 19.5 mi
- Pavilion 2: 24.4 mi
- Pavilion 1: 24.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 24.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | N 9° | 986 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SW 218° | 978 m | 3.4 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNE 25° | 940 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 231° | 922 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SW 229° | 921 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NNW 346° | 918 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | SW 227° | 893 m | 4.7 mi |
| Evans Mountain | W 261° | 853 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021958 — Piney Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808669
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