Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 328 m in Virginia. Flattop Mountain stands 1,006 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chris Greene Lake Beach, a beach 1.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 328 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 13 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 13 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 13 mi
- Swift Run Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dog Park: 1.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 1.8 mi
- Preddy Creek Trail Park: 2.8 mi
- Brook Hill River Park: 5.8 mi
- Greene County Park: 6.6 mi
- Frays Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Dowell Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Bingham Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Crow Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 9.9 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 10.7 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 11.0 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 11.0 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 11.0 mi
- Speech Stump: 9.0 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 9.7 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 9.8 mi
- Down The Nile: 10.0 mi
- Looking for Ice: 10.1 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 9.5 mi
- CATS Grove: 9.6 mi
- The Grove: 9.7 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 10.8 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 10.9 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 10.9 mi
- Monticello: 11.9 mi
- Michie Tavern: 12.1 mi
- South River Falls: 14.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 15.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 15.9 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 16.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 12.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 13.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 14.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 18.2 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 18.1 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 19.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 19.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 19.1 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 18.2 mi
- Elkton Spring: 18.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 20.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 22.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 23.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 10.9 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 13.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 24.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 24.2 mi
- Fear Forest: 24.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 6.5 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 24.2 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Canada: 11.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flattop Mountain | NW 308° | 1,006 m | 12.8 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | W 280° | 758 m | 11.9 mi |
| Fox Mountain | W 280° | 754 m | 11.9 mi |
| High Top Mountain | W 274° | 695 m | 12.4 mi |
| Martins Mountain | W 276° | 629 m | 12.6 mi |
| County Line Mountain | WNW 297° | 598 m | 11.8 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ESE 117° | 550 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | NW 304° | 533 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1472408 — Piney Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356564590
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 11 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 22 mi
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