Big House Mountain
Big House Mountain rises to 1,111 m in Virginia. Brushy Mountain stands 1,088 m to the west-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little House Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,111 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 15 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 16 mi
- House Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little House Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Rich Hill: 4.1 mi
- Dale Mountain: 4.9 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Brushy Hill: 5.0 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 6.1 mi
- Morgan Park: 6.6 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 6.6 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- Hopkins Green: 7.2 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 6.6 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 7.3 mi
- Virginia Military Institute: 7.3 mi
- Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 7.3 mi
- Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 7.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 7.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 16.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 18.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 19.2 mi
- Hunting Spring: 19.4 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 7.2 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 7.3 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 7.5 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 14.2 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 7.3 mi
- George C. Marshall: 7.4 mi
- The Cannonball: 7.4 mi
- George Washington: 7.5 mi
- Peristyle: 13.1 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 7.3 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 13.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 13.9 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 14.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 13.6 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 15.0 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 15.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 17.2 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 21.2 mi
- Lake Robertson: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 21.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 24.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 10.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Big House Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,088 m | 5.2 mi |
| North Mountain | SW 227° | 1,059 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | SW 226° | 1,055 m | 9.1 mi |
| Big Butt | NE 43° | 1,053 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little House Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,032 m | 0.8 mi |
| Camp Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,004 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,003 m | 6.7 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | N 3° | 1,002 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570507
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