Brinegar Cabin
Brinegar Cabin is an attraction in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,064 m. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fodder Stack, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
historic house in North Carolina, United States
Dates from 1880.
Wikidata Q17512051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1064 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.6 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 23.6 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Air Bellows Overlook · 2 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 2 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fodder Stack: 1.4 mi
- Brooks Knob: 1.7 mi
- Sheep Rock: 1.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Crouse Park: 6.3 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 6.9 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 13.6 mi
- Incredible Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 3.7 mi
- Widows Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 1.5 mi
- US 21 overlook: 9.7 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 17.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 19.6 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 21.5 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Forestry Center: 15.9 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.2 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 18.7 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 1.8 mi
- Alligator Back: 2.2 mi
- Devils Garden: 2.4 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 15.8 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 16.3 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 17.0 mi
- 100 Strong: 19.5 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 19.7 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 8.2 mi
- Transitional Peace: 19.3 mi
- Elk Shoals: 16.4 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 20.9 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 20.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Brinegar Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | NW 311° | 1,223 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fender Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,212 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | NW 322° | 1,196 m | 4.8 mi |
| Betsy Peak | WNW 295° | 1,186 m | 5.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,185 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Peak | W 267° | 1,176 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,171 m | 4.8 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | NW 308° | 1,157 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/586423457
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