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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.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31589207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
945 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.68787, -83.82546

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 2.3 mi
  • Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Campscape: 2.9 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Duke Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Alana Falls: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 30
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: 6
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainWNW 300°1,355 m7.3 mi
Horsetrough MountainN 5°1,225 m7.9 mi
CowrockNW 323°1,170 m2.9 mi
Levelland MountainNW 306°1,160 m5.1 mi
Green Cliff TopNW 323°1,153 m3.1 mi
Wolf Laurel TopNW 313°1,151 m3.8 mi
Turkey StampWNW 294°1,150 m7.8 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 340°1,127 m2.3 mi

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.

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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