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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 953 m in North Carolina. Big Butt Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bert Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 7.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1023707)

Wikidata Q31635583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
953 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.61233, -82.68624

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Buncombe County Sports Park: 4.9 mi
  • Westside Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Woodfin Riverside Park: 5.0 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Reems Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 26
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Baker Garden: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 15
Museums: 14
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 7.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 7.6 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pisgah Picnic: 14.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Butt MountainW 261°1,452 m6.4 mi
Rockyface MountainWSW 253°1,396 m5.6 mi
Williams MountainW 260°1,375 m6.7 mi
The GladesW 272°1,321 m8.8 mi
Grassy TopSW 233°1,271 m6.3 mi
Thompson KnobSW 219°1,269 m8.2 mi
Glade MountainW 275°1,269 m8.4 mi
Rocky KnobW 261°1,266 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023707 — Piney Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809831

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