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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 945 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in White County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 329233).

Wikidata Q31589207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
945 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.68787, -83.82546

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Campscape: 2.9 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 5.4 mi
  • White County Park: 5.6 mi
  • Tesnatee Park - White County Sports Complex: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Duke Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Alana Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper DeSoto Falls: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 29
Historic sites: 15
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 2.9 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 4.6 mi
  • White Church: 7.8 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 13.3 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 14.3 mi
Museums: 11
  • White County History Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 7.2 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Big Red Apple: 20.9 mi
  • Praying Hands: 23.0 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 23.0 mi
  • Open Bible: 23.0 mi
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 14.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainWNW1,355 m7.3 mi
Horsetrough MountainN1,225 m7.9 mi
CowrockNW1,170 m2.9 mi
Levelland MountainNW1,160 m5.1 mi
Green Cliff TopNW1,153 m3.1 mi
Wolf Laurel TopNW1,151 m3.8 mi
Turkey StampWNW1,150 m7.8 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW1,127 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:3916:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576370737267584841
Precip in6.45.85.85.45.15.95.76.65.25.35.66.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sautee 3W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329233 — Piney Mountain, White County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358713942

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