Piney Mountain
Piney Mountain rises to 969 m in Georgia. Horsetrough Mountain stands 1,225 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Cliff Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in White County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 332686)
Wikidata Q31589223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 969 m
How to reach it
- On the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 1 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Top: 1.3 mi
- Wolfpen Stamp: 1.4 mi
- Adams Bald: 1.5 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Poor Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 1.9 mi
- Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 2.2 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 3.8 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 4.2 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 4.3 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 0.6 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 0.6 mi
- Duke Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 4.8 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 3.8 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 4.9 mi
- Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 5.2 mi
- Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 5.6 mi
- Cool River Tubing Company: 5.7 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 1.9 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 4.0 mi
- White Church: 7.8 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 15.8 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 6.8 mi
- White County History Museum: 9.4 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 9.4 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 13.2 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 16.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 1.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 8.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Sheep Nose: 17.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 11.7 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 15.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Big Red Apple: 22.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 22.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 6.7 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 15.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsetrough Mountain | N 1° | 1,225 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,222 m | 6.8 mi |
| Spaniards Knob | NNE 17° | 1,213 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cowrock | W 263° | 1,170 m | 2.4 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | W 274° | 1,160 m | 4.8 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | W 266° | 1,153 m | 2.5 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | W 268° | 1,151 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,127 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332686 — Piney Mountain, White County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717795
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