Brier Mountain
Brier Mountain rises to 499 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin County Recreation Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 499 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 15 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 15 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 17 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 3.0 mi
- Waid Recreation Park: 5.6 mi
- Lynch Park: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.8 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park\: 6.8 mi
- Thornton Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Skelt Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Toms Knob: 5.2 mi
- Haw Patch Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 14.4 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Explore Park: 23.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 7.7 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 11.2 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 14.9 mi
- Caboose: 15.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 24.0 mi
- White Falls: 15.0 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 22.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 22.0 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 15.6 mi
- One Clear View: 23.5 mi
- Roanoke Star: 24.3 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 17.2 mi
- JB Fishburn Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Destroyed Parking Lot as of 6/3/18: 24.5 mi
- Calico Rock: 12.3 mi
- Cracker Point: 17.1 mi
- Brush: 16.9 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 24.5 mi
- Spring Well #25: 15.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Brier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,083 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | W 263° | 985 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bent Mountain | NW 325° | 975 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | NW 325° | 972 m | 20.9 mi |
| Masons Knob | NNW 337° | 961 m | 20.5 mi |
| The Haycocks | W 266° | 955 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hemppatch Mountain | NNW 330° | 935 m | 21.4 mi |
| Rakes Knob | W 263° | 892 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560430
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- Roanoke · 26 mi
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