Broad Run Mountain
Broad Run Mountain rises to 884 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Grays Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 884 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 24.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 26.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 16 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 16 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 16 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Field of Dreams: 4.0 mi
- Fincastle Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 7.1 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 9.2 mi
- Troutville Park: 9.8 mi
- Grays Knob: 1.6 mi
- Huffmans Knob: 2.3 mi
- Lick Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Green Spur: 5.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.6 mi
- The Rock: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 13.9 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 14.5 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 15.4 mi
- Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan: 16.1 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 7.0 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 11.7 mi
- Salem Museum: 15.6 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 17.1 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Carvins Cove: 8.9 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 16.3 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 14.7 mi
- The Rock: 15.5 mi
- The Solar Wind: 15.6 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 17.2 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 17.3 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 14.7 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 17.2 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 17.2 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 18.7 mi
- Roanoke Star: 18.8 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 14.9 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 15.2 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 15.6 mi
- Thomas Spring: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 19.7 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.4 mi
- Piney Point: 13.7 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 14.3 mi
- High Point: 14.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.9 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 11.7 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 18.6 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 16.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 16.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 23.2 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.4 mi
- Howrytown: 8.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Broad Run Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Patch Mountains | NNE 15° | 1,120 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,117 m | 12.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 244° | 1,108 m | 13.1 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WNW 286° | 1,102 m | 11.3 mi |
| Earn Knob | WSW 242° | 1,097 m | 11.2 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | N 353° | 1,084 m | 10.2 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | NNE 15° | 1,081 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,074 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570684
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 17 mi
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