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Brierpatch Mountain

Brierpatch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.72873, -81.10703

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockWSW 241°1,418 m9.2 mi
Buck MountainWSW 241°1,417 m9.1 mi
Point Lookout MountainSW 218°1,380 m5.4 mi
The PinnacleSW 218°1,380 m5.4 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakSW 234°1,356 m7.9 mi
High KnobW 272°1,266 m10.1 mi
Big RidgeWSW 249°1,259 m8.3 mi
Comers RockWNW 290°1,237 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3217:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570674

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