Brierpatch Mountain
Brierpatch Mountain rises to 1,102 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pilot, a peak 1.3 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1102 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 17 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pilot: 1.3 mi
- Tims Knob: 2.4 mi
- Poor Knob: 2.5 mi
- Perkins Knob: 2.6 mi
- High Knob: 3.1 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 10.6 mi
- Dannelly Park: 10.8 mi
- Felts Park: 11.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
- Incredible Falls: 20.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 21.1 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 8.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 17.8 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 21.2 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 21.5 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 22.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Devils Garden: 21.0 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 21.0 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 21.6 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 10.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 20.7 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 23.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 18.2 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 22.9 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Crooked Creek: 17.4 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 22.0 mi
- Sharon Springs: 24.2 mi
- Big Spring: 24.7 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 22.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Brierpatch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | WSW 241° | 1,418 m | 9.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,417 m | 9.1 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SW 218° | 1,380 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 218° | 1,380 m | 5.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SW 234° | 1,356 m | 7.9 mi |
| High Knob | W 272° | 1,266 m | 10.1 mi |
| Big Ridge | WSW 249° | 1,259 m | 8.3 mi |
| Comers Rock | WNW 290° | 1,237 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570674
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