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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 564 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainy Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021959)

Wikidata Q31635767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
564 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.29234, -82.25595

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Rainy Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Turtle Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Cavern Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Lower Cavern Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Green Grotto Falls: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Stearns Park: 4.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 4.3 mi
  • Polk County Recreation Complex: 4.5 mi
  • James R. Gibson Park: 4.6 mi
  • Harmon Field: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 4.3 mi
  • Blockhouse marker: 7.0 mi
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 8.0 mi
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 23
Museums: 17
  • House of Flags: 4.3 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.7 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 9.6 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.1 mi
  • Southern X793: 11.5 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Orange Bear: 9.3 mi
  • Globe: 10.6 mi
  • Maria: 17.1 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 20.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 3
  • Lenox Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainN 355°1,208 m7.9 mi
Stony MountainN 354°1,039 m8.8 mi
Poplar MountainNNW 347°991 m6.9 mi
Tryon PeakSSE 159°986 m1.9 mi
Hogback MountainSSW 194°978 m8.6 mi
Wildcat SpurN 358°971 m5.7 mi
White Oak MountainESE 108°940 m2.5 mi
Cliffield MountainNNW 326°918 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021959 — Piney Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808671

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