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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
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
Peaks
Historic sites: 38
  • 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: 21
Museums: 16
  • 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 MountainN1,208 m7.9 mi
Stony MountainN1,039 m8.8 mi
Poplar MountainNNW991 m6.9 mi
Tryon PeakSSE986 m1.9 mi
Hogback MountainSSW978 m8.6 mi
Wildcat SpurN971 m5.7 mi
White Oak MountainESE940 m2.5 mi
Cliffield MountainNNW918 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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