Peak · Virginia
Bray Hill
Bray Hill rises to 261 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Top Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 261 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.13236, -78.63335
- 7.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 11.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Moormans River Overlook · 8 mi
- Crimora Lake Overlook · 8 mi
- Riprap Overlook · 8 mi
- Piprap Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pigeon Top Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Currant Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Clark Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Beaver Creek Park: 4.2 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 5.7 mi
- Playground: 6.5 mi
- Flagler Court: 8.5 mi
- Charlotte Y. Humphris Park: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 40
- Bear Statue: 7.8 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 7.8 mi
- Mountain Man: 8.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 8.5 mi
- Moving Forward: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 4.3 mi
- Locust Hill: 5.2 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 5.5 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 8.5 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 9.1 mi
Museums: 21
- Fralin Museum of Art: 9.6 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 10.6 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 11.0 mi
- Michie Tavern: 12.6 mi
- Monticello: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 5.3 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 8.5 mi
- Keunen Garden: 8.5 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 8.8 mi
Springs: 10
- Blackrock Springs: 8.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 17.1 mi
- Elkton Spring: 18.9 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 19.2 mi
- Rockingham springs: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Jones Run Falls: 7.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 8.1 mi
- South River Falls: 18.5 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 6.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 8.5 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 20.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 21.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 22.5 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 8.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Free Speech Wall: 11.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 12.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 12.8 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 14.2 mi
- Fear Forest: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 6.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 19.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Mitchell Bluff: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Bray Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,033 m | 8.2 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | NW 315° | 1,025 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 325° | 1,010 m | 7.1 mi |
| Loft Mountain | N 355° | 1,002 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | WSW 252° | 964 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NNW 345° | 954 m | 7.3 mi |
| Blackrock | NW 316° | 944 m | 8.4 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WSW 247° | 908 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492622 — Bray Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581740
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 11 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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