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Piney Mountain

Piney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Mountain rises to 888 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Peggy Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4485476.

Wikidata Q31635854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
888 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.51705, -82.72457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 8.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 26
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Holly Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Stream Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 6.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 11.0 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 4.4 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 9.1 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 9.7 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 9.8 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pisgah Picnic: 7.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 3.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Piney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSSW1,744 m6.6 mi
Little Pisgah MountainS1,611 m6.6 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopSW1,464 m5.3 mi
Rocky Face MountainSW1,420 m5.5 mi
Rockyface MountainNNW1,396 m5.9 mi
Candler KnobS1,381 m5.9 mi
Stony BaldS1,363 m5.5 mi
Sugar TopWSW1,315 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021963 — Piney Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808678

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