Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 795 m in North Carolina. Mary Knob stands 1,440 m to the south-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4485459.
Wikidata Q31635696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 795 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 18.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 5 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 25 mi
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 26 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Barnard Park: 6.5 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 8.1 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Snaggy Point: 2.1 mi
- Lamb Knob: 2.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Needles Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.6 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 10.0 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 10.6 mi
- US Constitution: 10.6 mi
- Bill of Rights: 10.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 17.9 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Shook Museum: 20.9 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 22.8 mi
- Berm Park: 21.0 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 21.6 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 23.5 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 23.8 mi
- rooster: 24.0 mi
- Vann Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 8.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 2.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 6.9 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 10.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 16.7 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 9.1 mi
- Overlook Access: 10.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 8.2 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 21.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.7 mi
- Ironland: 24.1 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 24.1 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.7 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 23.1 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 22.2 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 22.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 16.2 mi
- Wasp: 3.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Knob | SSW 197° | 1,440 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,430 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 201° | 1,408 m | 7.0 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,407 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | WNW 285° | 1,406 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rough Knob | SSW 207° | 1,381 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mikes Knob | SSE 161° | 1,378 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dick Knob | SSE 156° | 1,345 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021969 — Piney Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808688
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 25 mi
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