Brushy Hills Preserve
Brushy Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 586 m. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lexington
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buena Vista Overlook · 11 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- House Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Hill: 0.0 mi
- Rich Hill: 1.9 mi
- Thorn Hill: 2.2 mi
- Windfall Hill: 3.3 mi
- Kiger Hill: 4.0 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 1.6 mi
- Morgan Park: 1.8 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 2.0 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 2.1 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 2.1 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 2.1 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 2.6 mi
- Virginia Military Institute: 2.6 mi
- Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 2.7 mi
- Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 2.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 15.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 15.3 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 15.4 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 15.7 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 2.4 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 10.3 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 11.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 11.6 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 2.6 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 2.6 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 2.9 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 18.3 mi
- Lace Falls: 11.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 12.3 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 19.0 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 19.8 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 19.9 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 2.7 mi
- George C. Marshall: 2.8 mi
- The Cannonball: 2.8 mi
- George Washington: 2.9 mi
- Peristyle: 8.2 mi
- Lake Robertson: 6.7 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 16.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 4.8 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.9 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 12.1 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Brushy Hills Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | NW 306° | 1,111 m | 5.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NW 304° | 1,088 m | 10.1 mi |
| North Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,059 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Butt | N 3° | 1,053 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little House Mountain | NW 309° | 1,032 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,003 m | 9.5 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,002 m | 8.7 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 257° | 997 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1005105113
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