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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 450 m in South Carolina. Screamer Mountain stands 897 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockhouse Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31658805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
450 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.73259, -83.24627

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Chauga River Scenic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Chau Ram County Park: 6.5 mi
  • Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
  • Cool Springs Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
  • City Park: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Little Brasstown Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Brasstown Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Shoulder Bone Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 17
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 8.5 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 8.9 mi
  • Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 5
  • South Beach: 19.4 mi
  • North Beach: 20.2 mi
  • East Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 24.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tugaloo State Park: 19.0 mi
  • South: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Screamer MountainNW 323°897 m12.2 mi
Rainy MountainNNW 334°888 m10.0 mi
Big MountainNNW 348°832 m12.5 mi
Jameson MountainWNW 292°821 m12.9 mi
Oakey MountainWNW 286°796 m12.0 mi
Pigeon MountainW 274°795 m11.3 mi
Pollywah KnobN 352°793 m11.0 mi
Oakey TopN 10°783 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4817:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586572757468585043
Precip in5.95.35.65.24.95.55.06.04.94.85.16.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Creek, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231664 — Piney Mountain, Oconee County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357096118

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