Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 399 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Britts Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 399 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 16.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 5 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 14 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Britts Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Dudley Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ragged Mountains: 2.1 mi
- Song Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 1.7 mi
- Azalea Park: 2.6 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 2.9 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 2.9 mi
- Longwood Park: 3.0 mi
- Mountain Man: 2.8 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 2.8 mi
- Bear Statue: 3.0 mi
- George Welsh: 3.6 mi
- IN-trospection: 3.6 mi
- Graveyard Site: 3.3 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 3.9 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 4.0 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 4.1 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 4.3 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 4.7 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 5.0 mi
- Michie Tavern: 5.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 5.8 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 2.7 mi
- Student Garden: 3.8 mi
- Keunen Garden: 4.7 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 2.4 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 11.4 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 13.5 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 13.0 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 13.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 14.2 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 14.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 18.3 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 20.8 mi
- Coiner Spring: 20.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 21.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 22.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 5.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 5.4 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.8 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 22.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 17.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.9 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 18.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 20.8 mi
- Canada: 3.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NW 307° | 964 m | 12.8 mi |
| Heard Mountain | WSW 247° | 726 m | 10.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 253° | 722 m | 9.7 mi |
| Massies Mountain | WSW 249° | 657 m | 12.4 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 252° | 590 m | 10.7 mi |
| Walnut Top | SW 236° | 572 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mill Mountain | WSW 244° | 563 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Top | WSW 256° | 557 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493433 — Piney Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582027
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 5 mi
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